Full text of "Guidon"
1951-1952
THE FOURTH- CLASS HANDBOOK
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Gentlemen of the Incoming Fourth Class:
THIS WILL BE YOUR ALMA MATER ♦ ♦ ♦
We do not pretend to completely familiarize you
with The Citadel in this short booklet. We can present
the facts which you will learn and remember always
with pride; we can explain the regulations, the schedules
and programs, and we can list the names of important
personages. Yet in the last analysis, your presence here
is the only way in which you will truly understand
what is meant when we speak of: "The Citadel Way."
This can be said, however, before passing on to
the contents of this book: If at The Citadel the way
looks long and hard to the new recruit, he has only to
remember that when the coveted diploma and com-
mission are earned by him at graduation, he can
truthfully say that his education was broad and
thorough; his military foundation, sound. In addition
his character, if he has adhered to the regulations and
principles governing every cadet's life, has been
moulded so that he is the type of man which The
Citadel has always been justly proud of graduating.
Enter, gentlemen, with the knowledge that a fine
old military college is proud to welcome a fine new
group of men into the fourth class
THE EDITOR IN CHIEF AND STAFF
The South Carolina Corps of Cadets of The
Citadel and The Citadel YMCA present
THE GUIDON
The Fourth-Class Handbook, 1951-52
CONTENTS:
From the Editor In Chief
Dedication: To These Honored Dead
The Guidon Staff
Books:
I The College: Organization and History
Cadet Prayer 7
Administrative Staff 8
The President _. ______ 10
Buildings and Facilities 15
A Letter from the Commandant 22
History of The Citadel 24
II The Military: Regulations and Traditions
III Cadet Terms and Expressions
IV The Citadel YMCA __
Churches and Synagogues 73
V Athletics -
Athletic History of The Citadel _... 93
VI Organizations and Activities _ _ 9
VII Honors and Awards _ 10
VIII Songs and Yells _ -11
IX General Information 12
X About Our Advertisers . l 13
In Passing 165
To
These
Honored
Dead .
It has been said before, but it can always be said again,
that the living can never adequately honor the patriot dead. To
those of us who knew The Citadel cadets who have valiantly
sacrificed their lives for their country or who are now reported as
missing in action, this humble dedication cannot possibly fulfill
the deep sorrow and great pride that we feel at mention of their
names.
These former cadets, and there may be more by the time The
Guidon is printed, are forever enshrined upon the honor scrolls
of our country, our alma mater, and our hearts. In dedicating
this page to those Citadel men who have died or are missing in
Korea, we do so with the solemn remembrance of what they died
for and the determination to carry on that fight for freedom — -
taking up where God has willed that they should leave off
Killed in Action:
WESLEY HARTWELL JOHNSON
FRANK E. BLOOMENSHINE
EDMUND JONES LILLY III
EDWARD RUTLEDGE RAVENEL III
DESMOND ROY WILKERSON
WILLIAM CLYDE FOWLER
GORDON ACKLY LITTLEFIELD
JAMES FUTRELL EXLEY
Missing in Action:
WILLIAM KENDRICK MORDECAI
CLYDE P. PADGETT
HERMAN L. FALK, JR.
THE TOWER OF PADGETT-THOMAS,
THROUGH THE TREES
Through the trees there stands a tower .... And it stands up
proud and high ....
But though it's "just a tower" .... What it stands for will not
die ....
Though the rain may swirl about it . . . And though life may ebb
and now ....
There remains the P-T tower .... Standing guard on Barracks
Row ....
And if some day you're weary .... Or you're feeling low and
blue ....
Look up to that high tower .... Its strength may comfort you ....
For though trouble's ever present .... And success's road is
long ....
You can conquer — like that tower .... If you stand up proud
and strong ....
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THE GUIDON STAFF
1951-52
EDITOR IN CHIEF KENNETH C. LEVIN, '52
Staff Editors:
Associate Editor T. Pannucio, '52
Business and Advertising Manager R. Rosenberg, '53
Art and Photography Editor P. R. Couch, '52
Sports Editor R. E. Moore, '53
Departments:
Bookkeeper and Recording C. H. Hagler, '53
Assistant Editors S. Fisher, '52, L. G. Butz, '52
Technical Editor A. Corley, '52
Staffs:
Advertising Casey, D.; Fox, P. M.; Frank, D. H.;
Mayhew, G. H.; Paul, A.; Sokol, J.; Watson, M. N.;
Williams, H. L.; Wolff, R. D.
Editorial Barth, I.; Burch, C; Cuevas, R. N.; Davis,
D. M.; Levin, A. W.; Lucas, W. C; Poydasheff, R. S.
Typing Allen, W. H.; Goldstein, J.; Kopp, D, L.;
Rittgers, F. S.
Art Scott, J. A.
Faculty Advisor -First Lieutenant J. A. Morris, De-
partment of English.
Y.M.C.A. Secretary _'_ Mr. J. M. (Zeke) Leland.
Publications Chairman Cadet S. C. Sarkesian, Third
Battalion Commander.
Publications Advisor Colonel A. G. D. Wiles, De-
partment of English.
Director of Cadet Activities Colonel D. S. McAlister
Cadet Kenneth C
Levin, '52, The Guidon's
editor in chief joined The
Guidon Staff as a fourth
classman, in 1948". He
has served in the capacity
of staff assistant, man-
aging editor, and as-
sociate editor, and this
year was appointed editor
of the publication.
Cadet Levin, a res-
ident of Jacksonville,
Florida, attached to the
Infantry branch, is also
active on other college
publications, being associate editor of both The Bull Dog, cadet
newspaper, and The Shako, cadet literary magazine. This year he
will serve as class editor on The Sph'nx, The Citadel yearbook.
He is a member of The Summerall Guards, the Greater
Jacksonville Citadel Club, president of the Hillel Foundation,
president of the Calliopean Literary Society, writer of the Cadet
newspaper column, "Citadel Review," secretary of the Debating
Team, and a member of the Publications Committee, the YMCA
Cabinet and Council, the Radio Dramatics Club, and the Economics
Honor Society. He has won the "Best News Story" award for the
1948-49 Bull Dog, the 1950-51 Bull Dog, The Bull Dog's senior
staff member's key, and is the recipient of a commendation from
General C. P. Summerall for outstanding work on that publication.
At time of printing, he was selected as a candidate for Distinguished
Military Student.
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CADET K. C. LEVIN
The College
Organization and History
The Citadel is an institution of higher learning, to mould
our minds, morals, and bodies so that we may be fit officers and
better civilians of our country. More than that, however, it is a
fortress of duty, a sentinel of responsibility, a bastion of antiquity,
a towering bulwark of rigid discipline, instilling within us high
ideals, honor, uprightness, loyalty, patriotism, obedience, in-
itiative, leadership, professional knowledge, and pride in achieve-
ment.
The Mission of the College
To make available to the country young men with alert minds
and sound bodies who have been taught high ideals, honor, upright-
ness, loyalty, and patriotism; who possess that obedience which
goes with trained initiative and leadership; who have sufficient
professional knowledge to take their place in the world through
competition with others.
The Cadet Prayer
Almighty God, the source of light and strength, we implore
Thy blessing on this our beloved institution, that it may continue
true to its high purposes.
Guide and strengthen those upon whom rests the authority
of government, enlighten with wisdom those who teach and those
who learn; and grant to all of us that through sound learning
and firm leadership, we may prove ourselves worthy citizens of
our country, devoted to truth, given to unselfish service, loyal
to every obligation of life and above all to Thee.
Preserve us faithful to the ideals of The Citadel, sincere in
fellowship, unswerving in duty, finding joy in purity, and con-
fidence through a steadfast faith.
Grant to each one of us in his own life an humble heart, a
steadfast purpose, and a joyful hope, with a readiness to endure*
hardship and suffer if need be, that truth may prevail among
us and that Thy will may be done on earth, through Jesus Christ,
Our Lord. Amen.
(Composed for the Centennial by
Bishop Albert S. Thomas, First
Honor Graduate, Class of 1892.)
Administrative Staff
The President
General Charles P. Summerall, U. S. A., Retired President
Commandants Department
Colonel John A. Madison, U. S. A Commandant
Colonel C. N. Muldrow, U. S. M. C,
Retired Assistant Commandant
Colonel J. F. Williams, U. S. A.,
Retired _.___ Assistant Commandant
College Staff
Colonel L. A. Prouty Registrar
Colonel C. F. Myers, Jr.* Adjutant
Colonel D. S. McAlister* Director of Cadet Affairs
Major J. F. Bosch, Jr..___ Quartermaster
Major Hugh Cathcart, M.D Surgeon
Major Karl H. Koopman Librarian
Captain F. A. Clark Assistant Quartermaster
First Lieutenant Franklin Martin Public Relations Officer
Mr. J. M. Leland : : Y.M.C.A. Secretary
First Lieutenant G. M. Nichols Director of Music
Master Sergeant Leon Freda Band Director
Mrs. Jesse Gaston Hostess
Miss B. F. Molony, R.N Nurse in Charge of Hospital
Mr. Luther Cadwallader Mess Steward
Mrs. K. M. Gaillard 1 Assistant Librarian
Mrs. G. M. Shaw Assistant Librarian
Mrs. Ruth Parler Quartermaster Store
Mr. James Quinn Decker Athletic Director and Head Coach
Mr. Bernard S. O'Neil Assistant Coach
Mr. H. L. Matthews Boxing Coach
Mr. William M. Bostwick Assistant Director of
Intramural Athletics
Mrs. B. B. Polhemus Secretary to the President
Miss Isabel Stoney Secretary to the Quartermaster
Mrs. R. H. Reynolds Secretary in Alumni Office
Miss Elizabeth M. McCranie Secretary to the
Assistant Quartermaster
Miss W. B. Raysor Secretary to Director of Cadet Affairs
Miss A. Joyce Conlon Secretary to the Commandant
Mrs. T. Carlyle Dukes Secretary to the Registrar
Miss Florence Milligan Secretary to the Adjutant
* Denotes Citadel Graduate
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Board of Visitors
Colonel J. R. Westmoreland, Chairman Columbia, S. C.
Colonel J. M. Moorer, Vice-Chairman Walterboro, S. C.
Colonel David E. McCuen, Jr Greenville, S. C.
Colonel J. F. Risher Bamberg, S. C.
Colonel W. W. Wannamaker, Jr Orangeburg, S. C.
Colonel James B. Gambrell j Great Falls, S. C.
Colonel J. M. Holliday Galivants Ferry, S. C.
Colonel P. B. Morrah, Jr Greenville, S. C.
Colonel Eugene C. Figg Charleston, S. C.
Ex-Officio
His Excellency, James F. Byrnes, Governor Columbia, S. C.
Major General James C. Dozier,
Adjutant General- Columbia, S. C.
Honorable Jesse T. Anderson,
State Superintendent of Education Columbia, S. C.
Honorable L. Marion Gressette, Chairman,
Military Committee, State Senate St. Matthews, S. C.
Honorable Robert S. Galloway, Chairman, Military Committee,
House of Representatives i Columbia, S. C.
Lieutenant Colonel S. Marshall Sanders,
O.R.C., Secretary Charleston, S. C.
Departmental Heads
Civil Engineering ___________„_ Colonel Louis S. LeTellier
Mathematics- , . Colonel Clifton L. Hair*
Psychology and Education Colonel Leonard A. Prouty
Business Administration Colonel Marion S. Lewis
Political Science Colonel James K. Coleman*
Chemistry : Colonel Ralph M. Byrd*
English — Colonel A. G. D. Wiles
Military Science and Tactics Colonel John A. Madison
Physics Lieutenant Colonel Charles T. Razor
Electrical Engineering Lieutenant Colonel Charles T. Razor
Air Science and, Tactics Lieutenant Colonel Daniel B. Orr
Modern Languages Lieutenant Colonel Girdler B. Fitch
History _._..__ Major Granville T. Prior
* Denotes Citadel Graduate
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The President.
An honest man is the noblest work of God.
—POPE
Charles Pelot Summerall, soldier, educator, and civic leader,
president of The Citadel, and the first Southerner ever to wear
the four stars of a general of the United States Army, was
born at Blount's Ferry, Florida, March 4, 1867.
General Summerall attended the public schools in Florida
and was a student at the Porter Military Academy in Charleston
from 1882 to 1885. At that school he came under the influence
of its founder, the Rev. A. Toomer Porter, who impressed his
pupil deeply with his magnificent personality, both spiritual and
practical.
After working and teaching school in Florida for three
years, General Summerall entered the United States Military
Academy at West Point in 1888, and was graduated in 1892.
He was appointed second lieutenant of infantry, his first station
being Benica Arsenal, California. The following March he
transferred to the artillery and was assigned to the fifth regiment
with station at the Presidio of San Francisco.
In October, 1896, the 5th Artillery was transferred to Fort
Hamilton, New York, General Summerall remaining with the
regiment until April, 1898, when he was appointed aide-de-camp
to Major General William M. Graham. A critical point in
General Summerall's career came shortly after the outbreak of
the Philippine Insurrection in 1899, when Captain Henry J.
Reilly, commanding Battery "F" of the 5th Artillery, requested
that the then Lieutenant Summerall be sent back to his regiment
for duty with Reilly's Battery. General Summerall went with the
battery to Manila, and immediately after landing was sent with
his platoon of two guns to a detached position on the south line
near Pateros. Three times the young lieutenant was recommended
for brevet for gallantry in action.
It was in the assault of Peking on August 14 and 15, 1900,
that General Summerall achieved undying fame; for, taking his
platoon of field guns with the storming troops, he blew open the
gates of the four successive walls of the Imperial City, as well as
the gate of the Forbidden City. For conspicuous gallantry in
action he was recommended for brevet promotion to major by
his commanding general, and President McKinley cited him for
outstanding bravery.
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GENERAL C. P. SUMMERALL
r things a man must learn to do
Le would make his record true:
think without confusion clearly;
love his fellowmen sincerely;
act from honest motives purely;
believe in God and Heaven securely.
-Henry Van Dyke
The General Addresses the Corps
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In August, 1917, he was appointed brigadier general, Na-
tional Army, and was assigned to command the 67th Field
Artillery Brigade of the 42nd Division. With the organization
he went to France, but was transferred to the famous First
Division to command its field artillery brigade. Under his com-
mand the brigade went through the Cantigny fighting of May,
1918, producing artillery results without precedent in American
history. The following month he was promoted major general
and placed in command of the First Division. For conspicuous
gallantry in action while in command of the Division, he was
awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. General Summerall
was chosen chief of staff of the Army in November, 1926. A
Florida Democrat, his selection for this most important post by
a Vermont Republican President, Galvin Coolidge, was ample
evidence of his extraordinary fitness for the job. In February,
1929, he was promoted general.
Before his retirement from active duty General Summerall
was invited by the Board of Visitors of The Citadel to head
that institution; General Summerall accepted the task and took
over the leadership of South Carolina's famed military college.
General Summerall, an Episcopalian, is an active thirty-
third degree Mason, being treasurer of the Supreme Council. A
past master of Pythagorean Lodge No. 21, A.F.M., in Charleston,
he takes part in the degree work of the several Scottish Rite
bodies. He is prominent in civic affairs, being a leader in Red
Cross, Community Chest work, and many other activities. Holder
of several honorary doctorates, wearing fifteen ribbons representing
as many campaign badges and decorations, including the Dis-
tinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal of
the United States, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor of
France, and other eminent orders, General Summerall is proudest
of his part in the erection of the Cadet Chapel at The Citadel,
the central building of the first major project undertaken by him
there. "For ninety-six years The Citadel had a soul — but that
soul had no special place to go," said General Summerall to a
visitor. "Now, though, there is a place to which we all point
with increasing pride, which is a shrine of religion, of remem-
brance, and of patriotism. It is our beautiful Chapel."
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The Citadel Code
To revere God. love my country, and be loyal to The Citadel.
To be faithful, honest, and sincere in every act and purpose and
to know that honorable failure is better than success by un-
fairness or cheating.
To perform every duty with fidelity and conscientiousness
and to make DUTY my watchword.
To obey all orders and regulations of The Citadel and of
proper authority.
To refrain from intoxicants, narcotics, licentiousness, pro-
fanity, vulgarity, disorder, and anything that might subject me
to reproach or censure within or without the college.
To be diligent in my academic studies and in my military
training.
To do nothing inconsistent with my status as a cadet and
gentleman.
To take pride in my uniform and in the noble traditions of
the college and never do anything that would bring discredit
upon them.
To be courteous and gentlemanly in my deportment, bearing,
and speech and to exhibit good manners on all occasions.
To cultivate dignity, poise, affability, and a quiet and firm
demeanor.
To make friends with refined, cultivated, and intellectual
people.
To improve my mind by reading and participation in intel-
lectual and cultural activities.
To keep my body healthy and strong by physical exercises
and participation in manly sports.
To be generous and helpful to others and to endeavor to
restrain them from wrongdoing.
To face difficulties with courage and fortitude and not • to
complain or be discouraged.
To be worthy of the sacrifices of my parents, the generosity
of the State, and the efforts of all who teach and all who ad-
minister the college in order that I might receive an education
and to recognize my obligation to them.
To make the college better by reason of my being a cadet.
To resolve to carry its standards into my future career and
to place right above gain and a reputation for integrity above
power.
To remember always that the honor of being a "Citadel Man"
imposes upon me a corresponding obligation to live up to this
code.
The foregoing CODE is earnestly commended to all cadets
as an interpretation of the ideals of The Citadel.
Charles P. Summerall,
President
Physically, The Citadel Changes;
Spiritually, She fteisaaiais Unchanged !
The Citadel is a unique school. Spiritually, it cannot he
transferred, modified, or absorbed. To transfer it is to kill by
transplanting what flourishes in its congenial soil. To modify it
is to break its symmetry. To absorb it is to lose its peculiar es-
sence.
At no other institution in South Carolina can the training
that The Citadel affords be obtained. Simultaneously it promotes
a youth's physique, trains the mind, and develops the moral man.
A school of discipline, it throws the student upon his own re-
sources, making him self-reliant, helpful, self-contained. Teaching
a sense of ever-present duty, The Citadel is a college for the poor
boy, for the wealthy boy, for the ambitious boy who will rule
his spirit and submit to its wholesome discipline.
Buildings, Barracks, and Facilities
LESESNE GATE is the entrance' to The Citadel — the point at
which the incoming class will become "cadet recruits." Located
to the east of the New Academic Building, it has the same
architectural style as the rest of the college. A small building,
formerly used as a guard post, stands directly behind the gate.
NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING, now under construction and
almost completed, is situated parallel to and to the east of Bond
Hall. The new building contains four stories and is architecturally
similar to other buildings on the campus. During the academic
year 1951-52 it will probably be used by the departments of
English, History, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology
and Education.
THE JOHNSON HAGOOD MEMORIAL STADIUM is
a steel municipal stadium with one of the best lighting systems
in the South. Finished during the 1948-49 academic year, it
has a seating capacity of almost 22,000. All home games are
played in this stadium, where the Corps of Cadets has a special
seating section near the 50-yard line.
BOND HALL, the main academic building, was completed
in its present form in 1939. The two wings of Bond Hall were
finished in 1922 when the Greater Citadel was built, and since
that time numerous additions have been made to it. During the
latter part of 1938-39 the library, chemistry and physics class-
rooms and laboratories were added. Also in Bond Hall are of-
fices of department heads and all classrooms except those of the
Military and Engineering departments.
FACULTY OFFICERS' QUARTERS are available on campus
for some members of the faculty. In 1937 six new quadruplex
homes were built for married faculty officers, and in 1939 four
similar buildings were completed. A sixteen-apartment building
is now under construction, and eventually quarters for the entire
faculty will probably be constructed on campus.
THE AVENUE OF REMEMBRANCE is so named because
each tree lining it has been placed there in remembrance of
some special person. The main thoroughfare of the campus, the
avenue is adjacent to all four cadet barracks, which are ap-
propriately called "Barracks Row."
NEW BARRACKS is the same size and design as South
Barracks. As the rapidly expanding enrollment of The Citadel
brought about the necessity for additional quarters and class-
room space, funds were obtained in 1942 for its construction.
SOUTH BARRACKS, a duplicate of Murray Barracks, was
completed in 1939. In this building are accommodations for
about four hundred and fifty cadets. As yet it has no official
name. The barracks are, however, numbered one, two, three, and
four, starting at Murray Barracks and going to New Barracks.
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Photo to left:
ARMORY dc CADET CHAP
Photo to right:
LESESNE GATE
PADGETT-THOMAS BARRACKS is the oldest barracks
on the campus, having been completed in 1922. All electrical and
heating equipment has been brought up to date, and new fixtures
have been added throughout. The building, which serves as a
model for other barracks, is so built that the center is a quad-
rangle onto which each room opens, and in each of the four
corners is a spiral stairway. Adjacent to the east sallyport is
the guard room. The predominating feature of the barracks is
the tower which rises above the fourth story and overlooks the
parade ground to the East.
MURRAY BARRACKS was built in 1926 through the gener-
ous gift of almost half its cost by the late Andrew B. Murray.
About four hundred cadets can be accommodated in it. Though
smaller than its predecessor, Padgett-Thomas Barracks, it is alike
in arrangement of rooms, corner stairways, and guard room.
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THE MARY BENNETT MURRAY MEMORIAL HOS-
PITAL, erected with funds donated by a friend of The Citadel,
was presented to the college in 1923. It contains excellent hospital
facilities, having equipment necessary to perform surgical opera-
tions, and spacious wards as well as private rooms for the isolation
of cadets with contagious diseases. All these advantages make* it
one of the best infirmaries in the country.
COWARD HALL, situated behind South Barracks, is one of
the most modern college mess halls in the South. Independent
to the extent that it has a bakery and ice-cream freezers, it con-
tains its own refrigeration plant. The spacious building is so
constructed that any necessary additions can be made with the
least amount of trouble and cost. As the dining space includes
a main mess hall and two large wings, one on either side, the
entire Corps of Cadets can easily eat in Coward Hall at one time.
THE OLD MESS HALL, formerly Coward Hall, located
directly behind Padgett-Thomas Barracks, was used as a mess
hall until 1937. In this building now are the tailor shop, the
fitting room where* all new and second-hand uniforms are in-
spected, the printing room, the darkroom for photography work,
and other utility rooms. v
THE ARMORY, the largest and most useful building on
campus, contains the offices of the Commandant, the Depart-
ments of Military and Air Science and Tactics, and the indoor
athletic facilities. Its three basketball courts furnish adequate
room for the Cadet Hops. A seating capacity of about eight
thousand people makes it one of the largest as well as one of the
finest armories in the nation.
THE SWIMMING POOL is located at the rear of the
Armory. Because of its indoor construction, it makes possible
year-round swimming. Each morning the water is tested for
purity, and a life guard is on duty at all times when the pool is
in use. Ascending bleachers on each side of the pool furnish
seats for spectators.
THE LAUNDRY, located to the west of Murray Barracks,
has reached a high degree of efficiency because of the recent in-
stallation of new equipment. Plans for further expansion have
been made to insure the return of clean laundry to the cadets
each week.
THE INDOOR RIFLE RANGE, which was completed in
1940, is located behind the Armory. A light-proof, well-ven-
tilated, stucco-finished structure with six firing points, it contains
rifle racks, observing posts, and a scoring room.
ENGINEERING HALL was constructed in 1937. In this
building are located all the offices, classrooms, and laboratories
of the Engineering Department. The latest machines and the
largest hydraulic testing machines in the South have been in-
stalled in the laboratories. Engineering Hall also has a well-
equipped engineering library for supplementary study.
Photo to left:
ENGINEERING HALL
Photo to right:
BARRACKS ROW
ALUMNI HALL, one of the first buildings constructed on
the campus, was built in 1923. *In the lower part of the building
are the- gymnasium, athletic-equipment and dressing-rooms. The
upper floor, which is used for the intramural indoor program,
also contains classrooms.
THE ACTIVITIES or ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,
one of the latest additions to the campus, contains the post office,
canteen, publications rooms, barber shop, visiting teams' quarters,
cadet lounge, and several administrative offices. The* building
also has an auditorium with a seating capacity of about six
hundred people. Cadet meetings, informal dances, and organiza-
tions' meetings are held here.
THE TRACK, one of the finest runways in the South, was
constructed in 1934. It consists of a 220-yard track for short
dashes and a 440-yard oval for distance events. In the spring of
each year, the track is the scene of many exciting meets, in-
cluding the Regimental Track Meet held on Corps Day.
THE FACULTY APARTMENT BUILDING, located on
the extreme northeast end of the campus, is now under con-
struction for the occupancy of faculty members and their families.
Containing 48,000 square feet of floor space, it has the same
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chitectural design as the* other buildings on campus. The
lilding is four stories high, with four apartments on each floor.
\ has four wings with eight six-room apartments facing the front,
lid eight five-room apartments in the two rear wings. Passenger
d freight elevators will be provided for the convenience of
e tenants.
THE CADET CHAPEL, the most dominating building on
mpus, was erected during the latter part of 1936-37. Cruciform
plan, the Chapel is a shrine of religion, of patriotism, and
remembrance. Its appointments are such that any priest,
mister, or rabbi can hold services in it and feel at home doing
yet, since The Citadel is entirely nonsectarian, the Chapel
n belong to no particular denomination. One of the many
tstanding features of the Chapel is its stained glass windows,
lich were given in memory of Citadel men and Citadel classes,
iso, the organ is of much interest to the people who visit the
lapel. Built by the Reuter Organ Company, it is an instrument
the finest quality. From time to time recitals are given in
e Chapel for cadets and their friends. As one enters the
lapel, he sees the inscription, "Remember Now Thy Creator
the Days of Thy Youth," which signifies its purpose.
Chapel Windows
Since the completion of the Cadet Chapel, each class has
d the opportunity to purchase a window as a lasting memorial
its members, in all available spaces where classes of today can
rpetuate for posterity a token of their devotion to their country,
eir classmates, and their school. The class windows at The
tadel show the life of Christ in superb stained glass, with each
ndow depicting some important event in His life.
The great chancel window, located directly behind the altar,
s dedicated in 1942 as a memorial to all Citadel men who
ve given their lives in their country's cause. It portrays
^mplars and symbols of courage, sacrifice, religion, truth, duty,
ralty, patriotism, faith, hope, charity, prayer, adoration, praise,
d immortality.
The facade and transept windows are made up of a number
units or "medallions," provided by families or friends of the
& whom they commemorate. Only those who have been
tadel cadets may be so honored. The design of each of these
rdallions represents symbolically the person whom it com-
jmorates; his career, or an outstanding characteristic, or a vital
>nt in his life may have inspired the design of his medallion,
keeping with the democracy of the institution, all medallions
> identical in size and in fineness of design, without regard to
> relative prominence of the persons commemorated.
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The Cap Device
The present cap device may have been derived from the
original cap device to which it bears resemblance. In the 1849
regulations of The Citadel the cap device was said to be composed
of "a brass tulip, shell and, name, and a brass Palmetto tree in
front." Today the Palmetto tree still remains as a part of the
device, but the brass tulip and shell and flame are excluded. In
their place are two shields taken from the Seal of the State of
South Carolina, located at the bottom of the Palmetto tree.
The inscription "The Citadel" is located between the top of the
shields and the lower branches of the Palmetto. This inscription
was placed on the cap device in 1910 by Colonel Bond, for
whom Bond Hall was named. At the bottom of the cap device
is the date 1842, the year The Citadel was founded.
In the shield on the right of the large Palmetto are a small
Palmetto tree, two small shields, one on each side of the tree,
and the date 1776. The Palmetto tree* is symbolic of the fort on
Sullivan's Island, built of Palmetto logs. At the base of the
Palmetto is found a torn-up oak tree with its branches lopped
off, typifying the British fleet which was constructed of oak tim-
bers and defeated by the fort. The small shield on the right side
has March 26 inscribed on it, marking the ratification of the
Constitution of S. C; on the other side is July 4, the date of the
signing of the Declaration of Independence. At the base of the
shields is the date 1776 in large figures, signifying the year the
Declaration of Independence was signed and the year in which
the Seal was ordered made. At the top of the exergue are the
words SOUTH CAROLINA and at the bottom of the same,
the words ANIMIS OPIBUSQUE PARATI, meaning "prepared c
in mind and resource's." L
The shield located on the left side of the large Palmetto hasi
the figure of a woman walking on the seashore over swords andr
daggers, typifying hope overcoming dangers. In her right handf
she holds a laurel branch, symbolic of the honors gained atn
Sullivan's Island; and she is looking toward the s^in just rising,
above the sea, indicating that the battle was fought on a fine day,
The words "DUM SPIRO SPERO" meaning "while I breathe ]
hope," are inscribed at the summit of the shield and SPES,
meaning "hope," is inscribed within the field below the figure.
The cap device, however, was changed several times between c
1842 and 1910; but since the latter date, except from 1933 tc d:
1937, the cap device has remained the same as it appears on thdc
Citadel caps today. «
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The Class Ring
For a number of years the Citadel class ring had no standard
lesign, and changes were made from year to year. About 1903
he stone was excluded and the basis for the present all-metal
ing was adopted. The first all-metal ring was small in size and
'eight; its design, very simple. Each year the ring committee,
ith the approval of the college authorities, made some change
I the ring until 1940 when the ring committee of that class
aitiated a movement for standardization. After obtaining the
pproval of the classes of '40, '41, and '42, the committee received
ermission for the complete standardization of the ring.
The most significant features include the "Star of the West,"
fie United States and South Carolina colors on one side of the
ing; and a sword, rifle, .30 caliber rifle bullet, and emblems of
eace and victory on the other side. The crest is composed of
fie State Seal and the class numerals. Larger and heavier than
ne rings of most colleges, the Citadel ring is easy to recognize.
t is not merely to denote a member of a certain class, but to
ientify the true Citadel man.
The Miniature Ring
The Citadel miniature class rings parallel the significance of
le fraternity pins at a university. These rings, which are rep-
cas of the larger class rings, are presented by many seniors
> their partners at the Christmas Hop during the ring ceremony.
The Regimental Colors
On April 14, 1939, Senator Burnet R. Maybank, then Gov-
rnor of South Carolina, attached to the pike of the regimental
Dlors a battle streamer signifying that the Corps of Cadets had
articipated as a unit in several engagements during the War Be-
/een the States. The streamers, one for each engagement, in-
ude: "Star of The West, January 9, 1860," "Wappoo Cut,
fovember, 1861," "James Island, June, 1862," "Charleston and
icinity, July to October, 1863," "James Island, June, 1864,"
Tulifinny, December, 1864," "James Island, December, 1864;
ebruary, 1865," "Williamston, May 1865," and a gray streamer
taring the white inscription, "Confederate States Army."
The Hostess Department
The Citadel hostess, Mrs. Jesse Gaston, supervises the social
tivities of the college. Classes in dancing are conducted, in-
fernal dances held, and a registry of suitable homes for cadets'
dy guests provided. The Hostess Department, located in the
ctivities Building, also operates the Cadet Bank.
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Headquarters Corps of Cadets
The Citadel
Office of the Commandant
Charleston, S. C.
19 September 1951
The Staff and Faculty of The Citadel welcome the Class c
1955 and assure each member that we shall assist you in. evet
way possible to attain a successful college career and to build
firm foundation for your life's work.
As a new cadet you have joined a body of men whose ideal
traditions, and customs have been upheld for more than a centur
and who, as graduates, have gone forth to take their plac<
among the leaders of the Nation. Your progress and attainmen
here will depend, in large measure, on the extent to which yo
accept and adhere to the Code of The Citadel Man and th
ideology of the institution.
In leaving the familiar scenes of home and the associatio
with loved ones, you are passing a significant milestone in yot
development, attendant, in many cases, with a nostalgia th*
creates a very real personal problem. Be of good cheer durin
these trying periods, and remember that it is a natural cor
comitant of breaking home ties and will eventually be alleviate
and seen in proper perspective as your time becomes occupied b
a strenuous program of activities, and new friends and a
sociations are made.
Now that you are taking up studies at the undergraduat
level, you must realize that the academic requirements will b
much more exacting than at the preparatory level. It will t
essential to budget your time, concentrate intensely on the tas
at hand, and live within the framework of a well thought-out dail
plan. Resolve from the start to prepare each day's assignmer
thoroughly, and do not hesitate to request additional instructio
if you need it. You will find this help readily available. De:
inite study periods are prescribed to insure adequate time fc
preparation.
The Commandant is responsible to the President and th
Board of Visitors for the organization, discipline, and supervisio
of the Corps of Cadets. In his capacity as Professor of Militar
Science and Tactics, and together with the Professor of Ai
Science and Tactics, he conducts the military training prescribe
by the Department of the Army and the Department of The A]
Force for Senior Units of the Reserve Officers' Training Corp
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COL. J. H. MADISON
Adjustment to the military requirements of the College will be
facilitated by a realization that they constitute the distinguishing
feature of the institution and have been proven sound over a
period of many years. This adjustment will be difficult for some
to make. Have determination and confidence in your ability to
stand the test as every Citadel man before you has done.
Concentrate on your goal and resolve to make progress each
day toward its attainment. You will be well repaid in the
development of sound learning, a disciplined demeanor, and an
appreciation of the ideals of your Alma Mater.
J. H. Madison,
Colonel, Artillery,
Commandant of Cadets.
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The Citadel
Its II i story . Record, and Tradition
For you, members of the Fourth Class, the following history
of The Citadel and its Corps of Cadets has been written. As a
thorough knowledge of your college's tradition will go a long way
toward cultivating essential school spirit, read this section of
The Guidon and learn it well. By knowing what your predecessors
have accomplished, you will be more adequately prepared to meet
the challenge of the coming year.
The Citadel's proud record will provide you with goals for
which to strive. Also, it will comfort you at times when morale
is low, for in it you will find what the Citadel Man can do
through the application of his education and training. Learn
this lesson too: the world today is greatly in need of leaders. By
diligently applying yourselves to your studies and duties while
at The Citadel, you will acquire the training that will enable you
to become those leaders.
History of The Citadel
In December, 1822, the South Carolina State Legislature
passed "An Act to Establish a Competent Force to Act as a
Municipal Guard for the Protection of the City of Charleston
and its Vicinity." This force was to occupy a building used by
the State as a "tobacco inspection."
In 1829, after seven years of construction work under the
direction of Frederick Wesner, the new "State arsenal" was ready
for occupation. A year later, I Jnited States troops from Fort
Moultrie occupied The Citadel, remaining at this post until
December 24, 1832.
From 1832 to 1842, The Citadel was garrisoned by South
Carolina State troops. Since the State was burdened by the high
costs of maintaining this guard, the General Assembly of South
Carolina, on December 20, 1842, enacted a law creating a
military school at The Citadel in Charleston. Governor John
P. Richardson had the foresight to realize that young men, while
serving in a military capacity and receiving training in the
practical arts and sciences, would develop into useful citizens.
From 1843 to 1858, academic sessions at The Citadel began
on New Year's Day, and commencement exercises were held in
the latter part of November. For a time The Citadel, in Charles-
ton, and The Arsenal, in Columbia, were operated on an equal
basis. In 1845 the latter became an auxiliary institution, in
which instruction was limited to the first year's work.
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At the first commencement in 1846, when six men were
graduated, Charles C. Tew became the first 'cadet to hold the
:itle of "first-honor graduate." The graduation was held in the
nidst of the excitement incident to the beginning of the Mexican
War. South Carolina was preparing to furnish her quota of the
/olunteer army which the President was going to dispatch to
Mexico. The training of the Palmetto Regiment was delegated
:o Citadel cadets.. Later these cadet-trained soldiers distinguished
hemselves in the campaign south of the Rio Grande.
An interesting sideline to the training of the Palmetto Regi-
nent was the appearance of Lt. William Tecumseh Sherman on
he Old Citadel Green. At this time Sherman was stationed at
ort Moultrie. Later, after the War between the States, when
General Sherman addressed the Corps of Cadets of the United
States Military Academy at West Point, one of the cadets in the
ludience was Charles Pelot Summerall, now president of The
Citadel.
The Citadel operated uninterruptedly until 1865, except for
i period of three months in 1849. During this ante-bellum
period, several expansion measures to improve cadet barracks were
ncorporated; and yellow fever menaced the Corps on five separate
occasions: 1843, 1849, 1852, 1854, and 1856.
On January 9, 1861, a detachment of Citadel cadets, under
he command of Major P. F. Stevens, fired the first hostile shots
if the War between the States, preventing the supply steamer,
'Star of the West," from entering Charleston harbor with aid
or Fort Sumter. When Cadet G. E. Haynesworth pulled the
anyard and sent a shot over the supply ship, he became the
irst man to offer organized resistance to the government of the
Jnited States, Cadet S. B. Pickens fired the second shot; then
he firing became general. Hit several times, the vessel turned
nd put out to sea.
On January 28, 1861, cadets of The Citadel and The Arsenal
/ere combined to form the "Battalion of State Cadets," which
unctioned as a highly^ effective unit of South Carolina State
coops.
The Corps of Cadets took active part in five defensive opera-
ions, and in December, 1864, fought against Sherman's troops
t Tullifinny, South Carolina. On May 1, 1865, a detachment
f Arsenal cadets engaged a party of Stoneman's raiders at Wil-
amston, S. C, in the last engagement between organized forces
ast of the Mississippi. Eight battle streamers on the pike on
he regimental color attest to the valor of the cadets of the '60's.
he Citadel is the only college in America that can claim it
ought, as an organized unit, in eight major battles of the
Vat Between the States.
The Citadel also performed a military service of another
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kind. During the early days of the war, its laboratory for the
manufacture of ordnance stores rendered valuable aid to the Con-
federate cause.
Of more than two hundred graduates, the majority served as
officers in the Confederate Army (1 major general, 3 brigadier
generals, 17 colonels, 10 lieutenant colonels, 22 majors, 58 cap-
tains, 62 lieutenants). Only 22 were not commissioned.
R. A. Palmer, class of 1852, was the first graduate to die
for the cause of the Confederacy. Forty-two others gave their
lives during the war.
After the war the second United States military occupation
of The Citadel continued from 1865 until 1882. There was no
guard to surrender The Citadel, for only one faculty member,
Dr. William Hume, professor of experimental science, had been
left in charge of the buildings. Between 1865 and 1882, the west
wing of the barracks was destroyed by fire; and it was not until
October, 1889, that the smoked and scarred ruins were cleared
away and a new wing built and opened for faculty quarters.
On October 2, 1882, 185 young men assembled in the quad-
rangle of The Citadel as it reopened. The postwar Citadel was
not quite the same as the institution organized in 1842. Governor
Richardson's idea had been to enlist young men who might
profitably spend their time receiving higher education while
performing necessary military duties. In 1882 there were no
munitions or magazines to guard and the cadets had no necessary
military duties to perform; yet the institution was reestablished
with the same strict military system which had characterized it
in earlier years. Colonel Thomas, the superintendent, was a
Citadel graduate; therefore the discipline of the Academy was
inculcated into his character. He reincarnated the traditional
discipline into the codes and structure of cadet life. This dis-
cipline was vividly exemplified at New Orleans in the contest,
"Individual Drill for the Best-drilled Cadet in the United States,"
which was won by Cadet James Thomas Coleman, of the Citadel,
in 1885.
In 1890, Colonel Asbury Coward, superintendent, appointed
the first commandant of cadets, Lt. John A. Towers, professor of
military science and tactics. Previously, several officers had had
the duty of instructing cadets in the military sciences, but the
duty of interior discipline had rested solely upon the superin-
tendents. After 1890, this became the responsibility of the com-
mandant.
In 1898 The Citadel gave the United States government its
full support, sending twenty-two graduates into the Spanish-Amer-
ican war: seventeen volunteers and five Regular Army men.
The State Legislature, in 1910, changed the name of the
institution from "South Carolina Military Academy," its of-
ficial title since 1882, to "The Citadel, the Military College of
South Carolina," the present legal name.
BOND HALL AND BARRACKS ROW FROM THE AIR
In- World War I, when Congress declared a state of war
existing between the United States and Germany, The Citadel
was ready to give all its energies to the government in preparation
for the conflict. The following telegram was sent to Major
General Leonard Wood, commanding the Department of fhe
East, who was coming to Charleston to take charge of the newly-
formed Department of the Southeast:
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"I respectfully offer to you, with the approval of the Board
of Visitors and the Governor of the State, all the military facil-
ities of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, in-
cluding instructors and cadets, for such uses as you may desire
to make of them in training recruits for service.
(Signed) O. J. Bond
Colonel and Superintendent"
Later on, when early contingents of American troops went
overseas to fight with English and French divisions, in the first
contingent were Citadel men. Some had joined the Allies before
the United States became involved in the conflict. In 1915, while
serving with the British Royal Artillery in Flanders, Lt. Montague
Nicholls fell in battle. After the United States had entered the
war, the first Citadel man to give his life was Lt. John H. David,
Class of 1914, who died March 1, 1918.
The following quotation from Colonel B. R. Legge's address
at the Greater Citadel banquet in Columbia, January 21, 1920,
gives a partial account of the contribution made by Citadel men:
"When the Third Battalion of the Eighteenth Infantry
counterattacked in the grey mist and smoke* of bursting shell
that morning, First Lieutenant John H. David, Class of 1914,
was first out of the trenches and first to strike the Boche. He
fell at the head of his platoon, on the field of honor, *a gallant
gentleman'.
From that morning until November 1 1 , Citadel men were
in every active phase of America's participation.
They were with the units that stemmed the tide at Chateau
Thierry and Montdidier.
They were at Cantigny.
They were at the hinges of the great counteroffensive on
July 18.
They were at Juvigny and Fismes and on the Chemin des
Dames, and with the assaulting units when the St. Mihiel salient
fell.
They were fighting it out on their ground in the bitter
struggle in the Argonne Forest, and bridging the Meuse on
November 8.
They were with the first American division that made that
bold dash under cover of night across the face of twenty kilo-
meters of the enemy's positions and formed up at dawn in the
closing hours of the greatest war in history on the heights of
the historic Sedan.
Three hundred and fifteen in the service of their country;
1 9 5 in the Expeditionary Forces; six killed, seventeen wounded —
slackers none.
The war is over. Citadel men still serve, from the Island
of Mindanao to the Steppes of Siberia.
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The mills of the old institution grind slowly — the product
changes not. It stands for the same principles, the same ideals —
solid citizenship, unquestioning loyalty, unflinching service."
Colonel O. J. Bond, in his The Story of the Citadel, makes
the following comments about the contribution of The Citadel:
"The number of Citadel graduates in service during the
World War was 316. The roll of ex-cadets is incomplete, but
was probably as great. It may be of interest to note the rank
of The Citadel graduates in service. The highest rank was that
of colonel, of which there were eight. There were nine lieutenant
colonels, twenty- three majors, one commander, and five lieutenant
commanders (Navy), ninety-eight captains, sixty first lieutenants,
sixty-three second lieutenants, nine naval lieutenants, ten sergeants,
seven corporals, and twenty-two privates — the last being the most
noteworthy item in the list."
A great number of alumni received citations for gallantry
in action. Captain B. R. Legge, Class of 1911, is probably the
most-decorated alumnus. He received the Chevalier of the Legion
of Honor, Croix de Guerre, Distinguished Service Cross, Purple
Heart, and the Croix de Guerre with Palm. Before retiring from
the army he attained the rank of brigadier general.
The most remarkable event in the history of the college is
the building of the Greater Citadel, an accomplishment, in the
space of a dozen years, of an expansion and growth undreamed
of by most of its friends. The people of Charleston had long
realized the value of The Citadel, and some citizens had realized
its potentialities with regard to its development into a large,
strong institution. As a result, in 1918 the City of Charleston
offered the State a beautiful tract of land adjacent to the Ashley
River for the erection of a Greater Citadel.
Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1920, was a notable day
in the Citadel calendar. At 10 o'clock, the Grand Master of
Masons in South Carolina, Honorable Samuel T. Lanham, laid
the corner stone of the Greater Citadel at Hampton Park, with
over two thousand Masons in full regalia assisting in the im-
posing ceremony.
In the Spring of 1922 one great barracks building for the
accommodation of 450 cadets, the wings of the college building
for their instruction (the main building being left for the future),
and the auxiliary buildings — mess hall, power house, shops, and
laundry — were completed. Faculty housing facilities and a hos-
pital, however, were still badly needed. Then Mr. J. P. Thomas,
the Charleston member of the Board of Visitors and chairman
of the building committee, announced that a citizen of Charles-
ton, who requested that his name should remain unknown, had
donated #60,000 for the erection and equipment of a cadet hos-
pital which should be "in every way modern and complete, and
architecturally a pleasing addition to the group of buildings."
PILLARS IN PT BARRACKS
And thus, after eighty years' association with the historic
ilding on the Citadel Green, the institution prepared to move
its present site. The last Commencement exercises of the Old
:adel were held on June 13, 1922, at the Hibernian Hall in
arleston. Senator James G. Padgett, Class of 1892, long a
mber of the Board of Visitors and a valiant champion of The
adel's interests in the legislature, made the annual address.
| Orlando Sheppard, Chairman of the Board, presented diplomas
fifty-four members of the graduating class — appropriately, the
gest class up to that time in the history of the academy.
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From the opening of the Greater Citadel until the present,
the prestige of the college has steadily grown. The student body,
the alumni, the faculty, and the Board of Visitors have striven
earnestly to raise the standards of the institution. By making
entrance requirements more difficult and improving the curriculum,
The Citadel was elected to membership in the Southern Associa-
tion of Colleges on December 5, 1924.
As the enrollment steadily increased, the construction of an-
other barracks became imperative. In 1925 Mr. Andrew B. Murray,
of Charleston, contributed #150,000 for the much-needed build-
ing. The State appropriated a like amount, and construction of
Murray Barracks was begun immediately. Within the next three
years the enrollment almost doubled.
The increase in the size of the Corps of Cadets necessitated
the extension and completion of Bond Hall, the main academic
building, also extensions to Coward Hall, the mess hall, the
construction of the Armory, and two more barracks. Since 1935
the physical plant has more than doubled. As it expanded, sc
also did the intellectual horizons of The Citadel advance.
In 1929 another milestone was reached when the Board of
Visitors was granted the privilege of conferring honorary de-
grees. In June, 1929, the Board awarded the degree of Doctor
of Laws to Mr. R. O. Sams, Class of 1861, and Mr. Orlandc
Sheppard, Class of 1865. Since that time, numerous degrees have
been conferred upon distinguished alumni.
In World War II, Citadel men were again performing mil-
itary duties for their country. Of approximately 4,000 under
graduates who attended The Citadel during the war years, ovei
99 per cent served in the armed services. This fact gives The
Citadel the honor of having the largest percentage of its student;
to enter active service, with the exception of the national militar>
academy at West Point. Of the 2,976 living graduates in 1946
1,927 served their country.
The list of decorations received by Citadel men in Work
War II is far too long to be included here. However, the fol
lowing decorations have been awarded to a multitude of alumni
Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit
Bronze Stars and Clusters, and several foreign decorations, in
eluding the French Legion of Honor. Perhaps the most-decoratec
alumnus is Captain Roland Wooten of the United States Arm}
Air Corps. He received the Air Medal, 21 Oak Leaf Clusters
Purple Heart and Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross and Cluster
International Order of the Flying Boot (RAF), and Polish Eagl<
(Ace's Emblem) .
Probably the most famous officer was Major Thomas D
Howie, "the Major of St. Lo," who was responsible for crackinj
the key German defensive line pivoted about St. Lo. One da}
before the city was taken, he was killed while giving his company
ommanders final instructions on the conduct of battle. So
gallant were his actions that General C. H. Gerhardt, his division
:ommander, paid him the highest military honor by having his
Dody brought into the city first and by parading the whole bat-
alion for • him.
A Citadel man, Captain Jack R. Millar, Class of 1939, flew
:he invasion plans from General Eisenhower to President Roosevelt.
3ut so numerous were the contributions of The Citadel in World
Wax II that space does not permit mentioning them all. Lieuten-
int Robert L. Bedle was the first to die in action. Before the
»nd of the war, 279 Citadel men gave their lives.
Citadel men are again serving in a conflict of world-wide
mportance. Members of the present Corps of Cadets feel the
mpact of this struggle more deeply than that of any of the
Dreceding wars because we knew the Citadel men who have laid
iown their lives in Korea. We knew First Lieutenant Wesley
Hfartwell Johnson, Class of 1948, the first to fall, and the others
ho will never be with us at a Homecoming again. To them
ve have dedicated The Guidon, as a tribute, however small, to
heir great sacrifice. We knew Captain Stanley P. Swartz, '49,
md Lt. Dudley T. Bunn, '50, who received Silver Star awards for
gallantry in action; Lt. Edmund F. Bellinger, '51, who was award-
d the Distinguished Flying Cross, and many others, including
st Lt. W. J. Lindberg, '50", and Lt. Col. F. D. Biggs, '22, who
lave won the Bronze Star Medal. In fact, so many alumni are
erving in Korea that they have formed a Korea-Citadel Club.
The following article, appearing in a Charleston newspaper
luring the Spring Quarter of 1951, amply illustrates the scope
)f The Citadel's services to her country:
Citadel Has Vital Place in Nation's
Military Strnctnre
The appearance of the entire Corps of Cadets of
The Citadel in the Armed Forces Day parade next
Saturday will symbolize the position which Charleston's
famous military college is taking today in the nation's
preparedness program.
The Army, faced with a demand for officers which
West Point cannot meet, is turning more and more to
its college ROTC units for young officers.
At the top of the priority list for officer material
are a few specially designated military colleges, of which
The Citadel is one of the foremost.
A large number of the senior class which will grad-
uate next month will receive commissions as second
lieutenants in the Regular Army and Air Force shortly
after commencement exercises, and many will be pre-
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sented reserve commissions when they receive their diplo-
mas.
Already six of the senior cadets in the Air Force
unit have received orders to report for pilot training
in June.
In stepping forth to defend the country, however,
the class of 1951 will be doing nothing new in The
Citadel's history; but will be following a tradition which
began when the college was founded in 1842.
Its founders believed that the young men of America
should be trained to serve their country in both peace
and war, and this objective has been firmly adhered to
throughout the 109-year life of the military college.
Citadel men have served with distinction in every
war which the United States has participated in since
1842, but the primary function of the college has always
been to develop men who will be leaders in their com-
munities in time of peace.
Today, with the threat of war facing the United
States, Citadel graduates are serving in the Army on
every level of command and in every type of duty.
TAKEN FROM THE CHARLESTON NEWS 8c COURIER,
MAY 13, 1951
Up to this point, much has been said regarding the achieve-
ments of The Citadel's military history and accomplishments.
However, this institution has produced a far greater proportion
of successful men who have attained success in civilian pursuits.
Citadel alumni include many ministers; college professors, deans,
and presidents; hundreds of lawyers, doctors, engineers, and
business executives. '
In war and in peace, Citadel alumni have demonstrated the
value of their education, so often described in the " words of
John Milton:
"I call, therefore, a complete and generous education
that which fits a man to perform justly, skillfully,
and magnanimously all the offices, both private and
public, of peace and war."
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The Military
Regulations and Traditions
O. K., Mister, you're about to become a Citadel plebe! We'll
ell you what to do this year, and we'll show you how to do it, but
he rest is squarely up to you! The attitude you take, the effort you
)ut forth to become a credit to the institution, the pride you
ake in the uniform and even in the name "dumbsmack" by
/hich you are to be called so often, will determine to a large
xtent your siiccess here and the larger moulding of your character
ls a man.
Have no illusions. You'll be homesick all right! There are
imes when you'll wonder about that university to which you
night have gone. But then, when you're thinking those thoughts
/hile some corporal is breathing down your neck, look around
ou! If you can't say that the concrete walls, the flashing swords
nd ramrod postures of the cadets marching by at parades, the
iull sessions with your classmates, and The Citadel Hop Week-
nds — when the date you've been waiting for finally arrives — are
» part of you, then, Mister, you'd better change heart or change
chools!
Information for Fonrthclassmen
You will soon discover that you know very little about the
chool of which you have become a part., Make it your duty
d learn as much as possible. Academic subjects have manifest
mportance for you, but you may fail to realize the significance
f another phase of your Citadel life. You may wonder, for in-
tance, why you are denied privileges accorded to your seniors;
r you may question the wisdom of being required to perform
acks for which there is no apparent reason.
Not only The Citadel, but the entire military service is based
n a Series of customs and traditions which must be strictly ob-
2rved at all times to maintain effectiveness and efficiency. At
rst some of these customs will seem to be in direct contrast to
our way of thinking; yet as time passes you will not only be-
ome more clearly aware of their value but will find yourself
ontinually falling heir to their increased rights.
Privileges not had at first are all the more appreciated and
njoyed when you do get them. Remember that as you study and
dvance you will eventually acquire all of them. The highest
anking captain in the corps once occupied the same position
s you occupy at present. The seemingly pointless task to which
ou may be assigned will teach you resourcefulness and cheerful
bcdience. Never think for one moment that you are being
abjected to anything which has not been included in the training
f the many who have gone before you — they have all learned it.
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A Letter from the Cadet Regimental
Commander
Gentlemen of the Fourth Class:
It is my pleasure to extend to all of you, as members of the new
Fourth Class, a cordial welcome to life here at The Citadel. This
is a school proud of its long and honorable record. I hope
sincerely that you may accomplish four years of successful prep-
aration toward taking your places in society.
The Citadel affords you a chance to develop character and
academic ability in order for you to be a credit to your country.
Our country needs leaders now more than ever. I believe you
have made a wise selection in choosing The Citadel as the school
in which to continue your education. Only by becoming better
educated can you assume effectively your roles in this great world
conflict which confronts us. Now is the time for you to strive
as hard as possible in your academic and military work, and
most important of all, you should not be influenced into joining
one of the services before graduation.
The training and experience given you by the leadership,
discipline, and responsibility which you will receive, will benefit
you to the degree that you accept them.
In other words, you must come here with the idea of being
cadets and living up to the traditions, the honor and the spirit
that mark all Citadel men and that can be found imbedded in
this institution. At first, life may seem hard, but as time goes
on you will be able to see that the fourth- class regulations are
designed to make better men out of you. All the things you do
here have been proven worthwhile by many generations before
you, and always remember that all regulations have sound reasons
behind them.
You may become homesick, discontented and thoroughly in
favor of an easier college, but every phase of cadet life is designed
for a specific purpose in developing cadets into gentlemen, physi-
cally, mentally and spiritually. That is, of course, if you apply
yourselves diligently. Since 1842 The Citadel has been building
her proud traditions and fine record. The comradeship and
pride which will soori become a part of you will cause you to
appreciate the hardships and understand fully the rigid way of life.
To be officers and give orders, you must first learn to take them.
As a final offering for your future at The Citadel, I want
you always to keep in mind that you get out of anything only
what you put into it. This is true not only in college, but also
throughout life. The members of the First Class have worked I
hard to keep The Citadel the fine school it is, and may your |
cadet lives be successful and your achievements noteworthy.
GOOD LUCK!
"Tad"
A. D. Davis III, Regt. Cmdr., Pres., First Clas#>
CADET A. D. DAVIS, III
Cadet Colonel Addison Dimmitt Davis III, the 1950-51 Regi-
mental Commander of the Citadel, was born in Houston, Texas,
Jeptember 30, 1929.
He was admitted to The Citadel September 23, 1947, and
ntil his graduation June 9, 1951, he participated in numerous
xtracurricular activities.
These activities included Intramurals, Varsity Track, Sons
'f the American Revolution, Columbia-Citadel Club, Sphinx staff
^esbyterian Club, International Relations Club, commander of
he Bond Volunteers and The Summerall Guard, chairman of the
!adet Activities Committee, The Round Table, The Standing
iop Committee and The Cadet Junior Sword Drill.
While at The Citadel, Cadet Davis was assigned to the In-
antry Branch and was designated as a Distinguished Military
tudent.
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Fourth-Class Regulations
Fourth-class regulations are those rules and regulations which
you, as a new cadet, will live under for nine months. One of
the basic principles of a military college such as The Citadel is
that by the plebe system, administered through the medium of
fourth-class regulations, the new cadet is impressed with the
fact that before he can lead men he must learn to take orders.
The great body of the regulations, handed down from, the
past, forms an inseparable tradition of the Corps. From the
Office of the Commandant, as the officer in charge of administra-
tion and control of the Corps, come the basic principles upon
which all regulations are founded. Hazing is forbidden in the
Corps.
Hazing, however, is not to be confused with military dis-
cipline, which the cadet commanders enforce with fairness, con-
stancy, and rigidity. .
The training cadre will instruct new recruits upon their
entrance in September in the application, workings, and principles
of the regulations. They do not insure an "easy" first year, noi
are they intended to do so. They will insure conformity with
the high standards of The Citadel, and in a very short time will
inculcate within you a pride which will make you strive even
harder than those high standards dictate, for you will have the
spirit of the Corps of Cadets.
The attitude with which you take instructions and corrections
is the secret of the fourth-class system's success. If you realize
that no cadreman corrects a plebe from personal dislike, but only
in an impersonal manner and for the fourthclassman's own future
benefit as a cadet; and if you accept the discipline in the spirit
in which it is given, then you will weather whatever obstacles
mav confront you as a fourthclasrman and be a finer man be-
cause of them.
"Fairness" is the keynote of the discipline presented; "correci
attitude" must be the keynote of its acceptance.
Hec rait-Training Week
According to custom, cadets of the incoming fourth class
report for duty one week before the school term opens. Out
standing cadets from the two upper classes compose a training
cadre and take command of the fourthclassmen to give then-
preliminary training. During this first week the fourthclassmer
are orientated to the life of Citadel Cadets. The fourthclassmen
along with the training cadre, are quartered in separate barrack:
for the first six weeks of the quarter.
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Various tests are given by the registrar during this first
week, and uniforms are issued. Drill is begun, and the first
rudiments are taught in the manual of arms. At night lectures
are given on such pertinent subjects as "How to Study," "Fourth-
Class Regulations, " and "Cadet Hops and Activities." The first
week the new cadet will become acquainted with the various facil-
ities of the college, such as the Cadet Laundry, Canteen, Recrea-
tion Room, and Y.M.C.A.
After a week of this introductory training, the entire corps
arrives and the school term begins. For those of you who are
unaccustomed to military training it may seem the longest week
of your lives, but don't get discouraged; you will soon be proud
:hat you are Citadel Cadets.
Cts^teiM© and Traditions
A Citadel Man signifies a man of special type, possessing
unusual qualities of character, of loyalty, and of dependability.
This distinction results not alone from the academic work done
tior from the military training received, but in a large measure
from the unwritten laws established by the thousands of Citadel
men who have preceded us. Indeed, the customs and traditions
of The Citadel mold The Citadel Man!
These customs and traditions of the Corps of Cadets of The
Citadel have acquired, by long usage, the confirmation of au-
thority. Knowledge of and obedience to them is the duty of
svery cadet, for by observing them he learns the fundamentals
which mold his character as a Citadel man: honesty, self-reliance,
respect for others, courtesy, deference to authority, and steadfast
loyalty.
Customs supported by the authority of more than a century's
use are still in practice today. These time-honored customs, such
as attitude toward firstclassmen, class precedence, conduct on and
off the campus, exact performance of guard and other duties,
should be learned and rigidly observed. Only by adhering strictly
to these customs and traditions can we maintain the prestige set
by former cadets of past years, to make ourselves The Citadel
Men of today!
A Guide to Your General Conduct
and Well-being
1. When you receive an order say "Yes Sir," and promptly
carry it out to the best of your ability and with the utmost speed.
Never argue or offer suggestions which you might think better.
2. Be punctilious, as are all military men, in the use of the
word "Sir." Always include it in your conversation with officers
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and upper classmen. In oral communications upper classmen must
be referred to as "Mister "
3. Maintain a correct posture and take pride in your
military appearance at all times. If at any time you do not
practice this, you will soon be reminded of it. When in uniform,
always conduct yourself in such a manner as to bring credit upon
Remember that when you do not wear your uniform properly,
you suce injuring the respect which the Corps uniform has com-
manded for many years.
Good posture has many values for the soldier. First, he is
often judged by his appearance — the man with good posture looks
ike a soldier; he commands attention. Secondly, it is an accepted
psychological fact that good posture is associated with good
morale — a man with a good posture feels better and is more
positive. A man with poor posture cannot feel as positive; con-
sequently, he may develop a negative and discouraged attitude.
Thirdly, good posture permits the body to function most efficiently
because the opposing muscle groups balance, thus maintaining the
oony structure in a balanced position. The correct bone align-
ment provides for the correct positions of the internal organs,
assisting them in the performance of their various functions. Less
strain and tension are placed upon bones, muscles, ligaments,
md organs.
4. By all means take an active part in some sport during
four fourth-class year. Besides athletics, there is listed in these
pages a variety of other activities to interest you and occupy
/our leisure time.
5. Never be afraid to ask an upperclassman a question, but
equest permission first. You will find him ready and willing at
iny time to help you with your troubles and problems.
6. Remember that griping only makes matters worse. The
:adet who continually gripes is seldom popular. Always show a
imile; it will make you feel better and make your life more
ivable.
7. Work hard and do your work well but do not get the
■eputation of "bucking." A good, thorough job will usually reap
i sufficient reward.
8. Be a good sport. No matter how the decision of an
fficial affects you or your team, accept it as part of the game
md play all the harder. Never boo at an athletic event at The
Citadel, for it is characteristic of poor sportsmanship.
9. Facetiousness is frowned upon here. When asked a
iuestion, give brief concise answers, and do not attempt to
>e "funny." Remember that familiarity toward upperclassmen
s prohibited.
Photos to left:
H Co. Marches by
K Co. Bulletin Board
L Co. Welcomes Parents on Parents' Day
Disciplinary Training in the
Corps of Cadets
The Citadel is fundamentally a military college; therefore
a high standard of discipline must be maintained. The main
tenance of a high standard of discipline does not imply tha
cadets should be required to perform duties or acts which do no
have beneficial effects. No cadet should be required to perforn
any duty or act for the pleasure or because of the whim of ar
upperclassman. All orders or instructions must be based on sounc
judgment.
Cadet officers and noncommissioned officers are responsibl
for maintaining discipline, for instructing those placed under thei
control, and for setting a soldierly example at all times. It i
the duty of every cadet officer and NCO to support the authority
of his superiors and to assert his own authority whenever a breacl
of discipline makes it necessary at any place and under all cir
cumstances. In any situation, the responsibility to command th<
maintenance of order and discipline rests with the highest ranking
cadet present.
Hazing (any unauthorized assumption of authority by on<
cadet over another whereby the latter shall or may suffer an}
cruelty, indignity, or oppression, or the deprivation of any right
privilege, or advantage to which he shall be legally entitled) i
forbidden.
Instructions or orders issued by cadets in their official statu;
should be for the benefit of the Corps and the individual 01
individuals concerned. When orders have been issued they shoulc
be followed up with firmness and insistence upon proper execution
While demerits are given to cadets for delinquencies and a cadet's
conduct record is determined by his number of demerits, no on<
should rely on delinquency reports and demerits as the only means
of enforcing orders. This applies especially to the training oi
fourthclassmen. Cadet officers and NCO's should endeavor tc
instruct and bring new cadets up to the standards of The Citadel
New cadets will be taught the following:
1. Courtesy and proper deportment at all times.
2. Proper posture.
3. Promptness. All cadets should be taught to be prompt ir
reporting to meetings, formations, or assemblies. It is proper foi
company commanders to require new cadets to report early ir
order to check their appearances without holding up the formation
4. Thoroughness. All cadets should be taught to do a job wel
and in keeping with the traditions of a military college. Wher.
a cadet has been reported for failure to perform any duty properly,
the company commander should follow through with instructions
and be certain that the cadet thoroughly understands the standard
requested before reporting the cadet again for the same offense.
While the above comments have been made with emphasis on
training of new cadets, it is the responsibility of cadet officers and
cadet noncommissioned officers to see that cadets other than
fourthclassmen maintain the standards of The Citadel. Each
cadet officer or noncommissioned officer must bear in mind that
he should be an example to the other cadets. It has often been
truly said: "A unit reflects its commander." The new cadet un-
consciously will emulate or copy those who are in control of him.
It must be remembered that a true leader is selfless and willing
to do anything that he asks his men to do. He must be loyal
to those under him as well as those above him. His sense of
duty and honor must be of the highest. He must be proud of
his unit and must instill this pride in every individual under him.
Class Privileges
The overall administration of the Corps of Cadets is under
the direction of the Office of the Commandant, who, in turn, is
responsible to the President of the College. Internal administration,
however, is the responsibility of the cadet commissioned officers,
who are members of the first class. The cadet regimental com-
mander and his staff, the cadet battalion commanders and their
staffs, and the cadet company officers are in direct day-to-day
authority over the men in their respective units.
Through the years since The Citadel was founded, a system
of class privileges has grown up, and traditional customs, some
a part of the official college* regulations, some varying from year
to year as a result of regimental policy, are upheld by the mem-
bers of the first class. The new recruit, beset by the difficulties
or recruit training, should realize that every man, from the
highest cadet commander in the Corps to the lowest fourthclassman,
undergoes the same training during the plebe year.
Privileges in life become all the more valuable and worthwhile
if they have been worked for as a goal, and by diligent attention
to duty and preparation for responsibility, inculcated in the fourth-
class year, the new recruit will be prepared to assume the authority
and responsibility of rank and enjoy the well-earned privileges
of each succeeding upper class.
(Senior Week
The week previous to Commencement exercises, designated
as Senior Week, is in honor of the graduating firstclassmen. This
week is the termination of the college careers for the firstclassmen,
who finish their final examinations before the rest of the Corps.
Ceremonies during Senior Week include a Baccalaureate
Sermon in the Cadet Chapel on the Sunday preceding graduation;
Company Competitive Drill, "Star of the West" Drill, and the
Awards Parade Thursday afternoon, followed by official recogni-
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tion of the fourthclassmen as upperclassmen. On Friday a re-
view of the Corps by the Board of Visitors is held, as well as the
Graduation Dress Parade and the Commencement Hop.
At the Graduation Dress Parade the Corps of Cadets passes
in review before the Firstclassmen who are lined up facing the
chapel. The Commencement Hop is the last dance that the
firstclassmen will attend as members of the Corps. Commencement
ceremonies follow on Saturday morning, and summer furlough
begins approximately at noon.
Military Hearing
An impressive military bearing, one of the prime attributes
of a successful officer, is attained only by conscious desire and
marked endeavor. A fourthclassman can .achieve this requisite
by diligent 'application of the beneficial instruction received from
cadet officers and non-commissioned officers. In order to impress
upon the fourthclassman the necessity of maintaining a good
posture, it is a violation of a military regulation for a new
cadet to disregard his posture. Other fourth-class regulations re-
quire that a plebe maintain a rigid position of attention at all
formations, for compulsory attention to one's posture during the
first year will lead to a natural military bearing. As iti the
wearing of the uniform, a cadet's self-pride demands that he
develop an excellent and impressive posture, and in doing so he
will adhere to one of the traditions of the institution.
The Uniform
The Citadel uniform is symbolic of an institution which for
over one hundred years has maintained an enviable standing in
the military and scholastic circles of the nation. The fourth-
classman will immediately be taught that it is a privilege to wear
the uniform, and he will be instructed by the training cadre in
the proper wearing of it. Uniform regulations, are posted to-
gether with other regulations behind each cadet's door and may
be referred to at any time.
A cadet's self-pride and his respect for the college demands
that he wear the uniform properly on all occasions. Each fourth-
classman should develop an extreme sense of respect for this
time-honored tradition, for such respect is representative of the
Corps of Cadets. A cadet out of uniform, or abusing the uniform
while on leave, learns of his delinquency and discontinues such
practice immediately.
Photos to left:
The Concert Choir
Cadet Recruits at Attention
D Co. Formed under the Galleries
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The Military Training at the Citadel
Under the R.O.T.C. and Air R.O.T.C. programs, The Citade
provides courses in Infantry, Artillery, Engineers, Ordance, anc
Air Force instruction. The Basic Course, which covers th(
first two years' work, furnishes general background for Grounc
Forces and Air Force students. All cadets taking these Basic
Courses receive #9.00 per quarter to help defray the cost of uni
forms.
After the completion of the Basic Course, provided that h(
meets physical, mental, and academic requirements, a cadet ma)
be selected to become an Advanced or "Contract" student in the
Arm or Service of his choice. Although due consideration i:
given to the preference of the cadet, there may not always b<
sufficient vacancies in the desired Arm or Service for all wh<
wish to enter; for the Department of the Army and the Depart
ment of the Air Force allot certain proportions to contracts.
After a cadet has been assigned initially to an Arm c
Service, he may transfer only through a mutual exchange witr
another cadet. The Advanced Courses lead to Army and Ai
Force Reserve Commissions. #15.00 per quarter is paid to ad
vanced students to defray costs of uniforms.
In addition a subsistence allowance of #1.05 a day is receiye<
by all cadets taking the Advanced Course, and under contract.
Summer camps held between the second and first class years
are six weeks' periods of field training at the post or camp of th<
cadet's branch of service. Cadets are paid at the rate of #75.0(
a month while in summer camps.
Further, should a cadet demonstrate the necessary attribute
of leadership, he may be designated as a Distinguished Military
Student, and be offered a commission in the Regular Army or Ai
Force. The acceptance of these regular commissions is entirely
optional, and no obligation is placed upon the individuals con
cerned prior to actual acceptance of them. Citadel cadets havi
always received a large number of DMS awards due to thei
superior training.
Federal Inspection
Every year the United States Army and the United State
Air Force send a group of officers to The Citadel to inspect th
cadet training and the government equipment on the campus
For two days in the spring of the year, these officers examine th
equipment and the cadets' knowledge and ability to use the man
types of government property used in connection with the cade
training program. The officers are present at a regimental parade
a dress inspection, and observe the regular drill period and class
room military instruction. The Citadel has always held a superio
rating in this inspection, and though the rating system has recentl
been changed to "Satisfactory" and "Unsatisfactory" ratings, in
stead of the old differentials such as "Superior," "Excellent," or
: Tair," the inspecting officers for the 1950-51 academic year were
>o impressed by the facilities and training here that they used
the rating of "Superior" in describing The Citadel's qualifications.
The order published on 24 May 1951 and read to the Corps
d{ Cadets, speaks for itself and gives an all-inclusive picture of
the type of institution that The Citadel is!
HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT 10
3330th ASU ROTC INSTRUCTOR GROUP
The Citadel, Charleston, S. C.
GENERAL ORDERS 24 May 1951
NUMBER 3
1. The following extracts, Annual General Inspection, Re-
serve Officers' Training Corps, The Citadel, Charleston, South
Carolina, 18 May 1951, are published for the information of all
concerned:
"11. The Citadel is doing a magnificent job of training
cadets who will be a credit to the highest military tradition of
the U. S. Army. Their military bearing, appearance, and
attitude are beyond criticism. The instruction in the class-
room and on the drill field is of the highest caliber. The
Administration is excellent.
12. The following ratings are awarded:
a. ROTC Unit: Superior.
b. Military Detachment: Superior.
c. General Rating: Superior.
2. The officers and noncommissioned officers of the Military
Detachment are hereby commended for their professional com-
oetence, zealous attention to duty, cooperation and loyalty which
ire evidenced by this report and the accomplishment of our mis-
sion to a superior degree.
J. H. MADISON
Colonel, Artillery
PMS&T
Honor
Honor must be "the most cherished principle of the cadet's
ife." Honor cannot be defined satisfactorily because it is in-
angible: a principle that exists in the minds of men. An honor-
ible man is not one who merely conforms outwardly to an honor
ystem. An honorable man must be one who believes in strict
:onformity to that which is right; one who shrinks from any.
nought of acting other than in a straightforward manner in
vhich no attempt is made or intended to deceive; one who will
iphold his convictions above all other considerations.
The honor of The Citadel is unquestioned. For over a century
t has been guarded jealously. Belief in and support of The
Citadel's honor must be wholehearted by all members of the
Zadet Corps, in order to carry on this worth-while tradition.
The Hand Salute
The salute is a privilege and a mark of distinction of th
service man. You should know when and how to salute at
times. Never take a humble attitude while rendering a salute
never bend your head or look down; face the person whom yoi
are saluting, stand erect and dignified, and execute the salute wit!
precision.
The following general rules will be of value to you as
guide to help you know when and where to salute:
1. The junior takes the initiative in saluting, as he does ii
all forms of military courtesy.
2. At the first note of the National Anthem, all dismounted
personnel present will face the music, stand at attention, ani
render the prescribed salute, except that at the "escort of th
color" or "retreat" they will face toward the color or flag.
3. If a cadet is riding in a car on campus at the time o
playing "Retreat," he will stop the car, get out and stand
attention, and salute the flag.
4. All officers of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Fore*
Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and all officers o
foreign services are entitled to salutes.
5. Members of the college faculty are entitled to receiv
the salute whether in the section room or elsewhere.
6. During the training period, all cadet recruits are re
quired to salute all cadet commissioned officers as part of th
primary instruction they undergo.
7. The Cadet Officer of the Day, who is recognizable b
his red arm-band and sword, will be saluted by all cadets irrespec
tive of class or rank.
8. When you are approaching a superior face to face, si
paces is the proper distance at which to salute; in all other cases
at the nearest point of approach where recognition is possible.
9. Never have one hand in pocket, coat unbuttoned, c
any other unmilitary bearing when rendering the salute. Th
same regulations apply to salutations between persons when eithe
person is in civilian clothes.
10. If you should meet an officer while you are double-timing
slow to quick time and render the salute in the regulation mannei
11. If you are double-timing to a formation or some plac
where your presence is required at a specific time, do not sloi
to quick time and do not render the salute.
12. If you meet an officer when you are uncovered, stand a
attention, face the officer, and say: "Good morning (afternoor
evening, etc.), Sir."
13. Do not salute:
a. When in ranks, except by command.
b. When occupying a grandstand at an athletic contesi
c. At certain times when men and officers are working
together and saluting would otherwise have to be
rendered every few seconds because of constant personal
contact. (Example: During a military-class demon-
stration outdoors.)
» Appointment of Cadet Officers and
Noncommissioned Officers
The selection of cadet officers and noncommissioned officers
is unique because of the system employed- Through the "point
system" a degree of impartiality never before attained has been
reached.
Under this system the degree of rank is determined by the
i academic class of the cadet concerned. Corporals are selected
from the third class; sergeants (Buck, Staff, First, and Master)
from the second class, and commissioned officers (2/Lt., 1,/Lt.,
Captain, Major, Lt. Col., and Colonel) from the first class.
Points are allotted to qualities of good leadership. The
• aggregate total of points accumulated by each cadet determines
his relative rank in his class. Relative rank within grade is also
determined by the point system, each cadet having a number
prefacing his rank when it is published. At the end of the year
all cadets are required to rate the leadership ability of each member
of his class, company, or battalion as the circumstance may dictate.
The relative weights of the groupings within the point system
are as follows:
40% — Aptitude rating by cadets
20% — Conduct record
1 5 % — Academics
15% — Tactical Officer's rating
10% — Extracurricular activities
The Name Tag
Every Citadel cadet wears a name tag on his field uniform,
so that he may be recognized easily on campus. Often iri a
large group of men it is impossible to remember all names, and the
name tag is an efficient way to alleviate the difficulty. The name
tag is printed by a special typewriter in the Quartermaster De-
partment and is white, except for those of graduating firstclassmen,
who traditionally wear red ones for the quarter prior to their
graduation.
Faculty Advisor
Upon entering The Citadel each fourthclassman is provided
with a faculty advisor who assists the new cadet in making out
his schedule. Every fourthclassman should see his advisor if any
problem arises in academic work.
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Special and Emergency Leaves
The Citadel has regularly provided furloughs and leaves, as
required by college regulations and state legislation. Special
leaves and emergency leaves are also provided for, when circum-
stances of such a serious nature occur that the cadet's presence is
required elsewhere. At all other times the cadet is required to
remain at school and perform the scheduled academic and military
duties as set forth in the curriculum. As a military college, The
Citadel cannot function properly nor to the best advantage of
its students, if cadets are continually attempting to obtain un-
necessary leaves. Excessive absences, therefore, whether they be
special or emergency leaves, will effect adversely the military and
academic grades and the Selective Service Deferment Status of
cadets.
Coaching Classes
The Citadel has developed a unique system of giving extra
instruction to cadets who are having trouble with their studies.
A dual system of instruction is provided. The first includes those
classes held by the cadets' instructors, who hold additional classes
informally, for any cadets in their classes who may wish to at-
tend. Usually an hour in duration, these classes are held in the
academic building concerned.
The other system of coaching classes is distinctive to The
Citadel. Under the control of the Regimental I dC E officers,
and the Battalion I 8C E officers, a network of coaching classes,
held during Evening Study Period, is set up for various evenings
during the week. The classes are an hour in duration, and in-
structors are upperclassmen from the battalions concerned. In-
structors are picked because of their excellent grades and teaching
ability in the subjects they elect to teach in the barracks.
Company I & E officers often keep grade books, in which
fourthclassmen regularly record their grades, which are kept con-
fidential. If a cadet's average slips, he is assigned to a battalion
coaching class in order to aid him in improving his grades.
Fourthclassmen will find the coaching class system especially helpful
during the plebe year, as the rigors of recruit training and orienta-
tion make every minute valuable. Often the friendly and helpful
instruction from competent upperclassmen will make the difference
between understanding or not understanding a subject.
The Absence Card
There is an absence card for each room of cadet barracks.
Each man in a room places a name-card in the space provided for
it. A marker on a string can be moved to cover various sections
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the card, each section having a different meaning. When
isted properly, the marker falls entirely within the section
•e denoted. If it straddles two sections, it has no meaning for
er of them. The absence card, placed on the door, cannot
removed; and there should be no obstructions in front of it
iide the marking. ,
The Christmas Hop
Probably the most colorful social affair at The Citadel is
Christmas Hop. At this dance the members of the first class
ive their rings in an impressive ceremony. The Junior Sword
|1, an intricate exhibition presented by the ranking members
he Junior Class, precedes the Grand March of the firstclassmen
their dates through a huge replica of The Citadel ring and
arched sabers of the Master and First Sergeants.
At the conclusion of the march each firstclassman is presented
ring by his date, and in turn he presents her with a rose. The
itional exchange of kisses is followed by a Senior No-break
ce with the cadets of the Sword Drill at attention in the
er of the dance floor. The highlight of the Hop, the ring cere-
ty, is one of the most distinctive traditions of the college.
Discipline
The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country
ble in battle is not to be gained by harsh treatment. On the
rary, such treatment is far more likely to destroy than to
e an army. It is possible to impart instructions and to give
tnands in such a manner and tone of voice as to inspire in
soldier no feeling but an intense desire to obey, while the
>site manner and tone of voice cannot fail to excite strong
ltment and a desire to disobey. The one mode or the other
ealing with subordinates springs from a corresponding spirit
ie breast of the commander. He who feels the respect which
ie to others cannot fail to inspire in them regard for himself,
he who feels, and hence manifests, disrespect toward others,
dally his inferiors, cannot fail to inspire hatred against him-
' QUOTED BY MAJOR GENERAL
JOHN M. SCHOFIELD in an address
to the U. S. Corps of Cadets, August
11, 1877.
DISCIPLINE, in a military sense, is the state of order and
lence among military personnel resulting from training.
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Cadet Terms and
Expressions
As a group of men develops its own language and terms over
g years of association, traditions and customs grow up which
:y from class to class and enrich the institution. Not the
duct of one mind or one class but the cumulative total of 109
rs, naturally modified to suit changing conditions, is the source
cadet terms and expressions. Within a short time new cadets
i find such phrases as "Salt and pepper," "Spit shine," and
nop sheet" to be second nature. They will hear the barracks
Is resound to the commands of the first sergeant, and they will
H to" under the constant surveillance of the squad leader
CO's". And long afterwards, when memories of the plebe
r have all but faded away, the remembrance of "Counting the
shining up for "SMI's", or writing to the "O.A.O." will
ome fond memories, to be cherished always as a part of Life
)The Citadel!
BITIOUS — -A cadet that strives hard in military, solely with
chevrons as a goal.
R. I. — Afternoon Room Inspection (infrequent, but neverthe-
less devastating.)
MY BRAT — Offspring of army parents.
S. P. — Afternoon study period.
XHOP — A term describing cadets, but used at the speaker's
own risk if around cadets.
\SS — A high-ranking officer.
2K — To attempt to overcome an established custom or system;
lso, striving in military for the purpose of making rank.
RN — To be reported for a breach of regulations.
3T — To fail a course; also to revoke the appointment of a
cadet officer or non-commissioned officer.
TT — The remains of anything, especially a cigarette.
DRE — Cadet officer and noncommissioned officers. The
TRAINING CADRE reports back one week earlier than
other upperclassmen, to train new cadets for a total six-weeks
period. Only first and second classmen constitute -the train-
ing cadre.
THCART COCKTAIL — "A mint julep with castor oil"; any
medicine taken at the hospital. ,
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CHEVRONS — Stripes worn on the uniform designating c
commissioned and noncommissioned officers.
CHOW — Food, mealtime; and the food is good at The Cite
CIVIE— A civilian.
CIVIES — Civilian clothes; the raiment which cadets put on
stantaneously upon going on furlough.
CO — Company Commander; also, any commanding officer.
COMMANDANT — An officer of the United States Army wb
assigned to The Citadel to control the internal discipline
the Corps of Cadets and to act as the Professor of Mili
Science and Tactics. The present Commandant of Ca
is Colonel J. H. Madison.
COMMISSION — An authorization of authority and responsib
from the Commandant of Cadets to Cadet Commissic
Officers.
CONFINEMENT — A one-hour period awarded as a punishn
for various breaches of regulations, during which time
cadet remains in his room in authorized uniform.
CRAM — T^o study, usually too late, just before an exam.
CRAWL — To correct a fourthclassman's setup; to reminc
fourthclassman of ( a deficiency in conduct.
CRIP — Any easy course (practically non-existent at college)]
"sure" chance for an "A".
D. A. L. — Daily Absentee List.
DEAR JOHN — A letter from your girl telling you she has fo|
another John.
DEMERIT — The basic unit of measurement for awarding purJ
ment, each cadet being allowed a certain number per moi|
the amount depending on his class.
DOOWILLIE— (Also DUCROAT, DUMBJOHN, DUMBRC
DUMBSMACK, DUMBSQUAT, DUWACK, etc.)— a t
of endearment commonly used by upperclassmen to add
fourthclassmen.
D/L — Delinquency list; a typewritten list of demerits publis
every few days and posted on company bulletin boards.
D/R — -Delinquency report; the report as it is written up 01
Delinquency pad.
DRAG — To escort a date to a social affair; also, a puff of
cigarette.
DRIVE BY — Command given to a fourthclassman by an up]
classman who desires him to report to him.
DUCKBUTT — Cadets of small stature. "Duckbutt" compai
during 1950-51 were D, H, M, O, and R.
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FIRST SERGEANTS: SHARPEN YOUR PENCILS!
E. R. W. — Explanation required written; a written explanation
is required on some reports in order to clear up the reason
for a reportable offense.
E. S. P. — Evening Study Period.
EXAM — Examination; a written quiz.
EXEC — Executive officer; the second in command of a unit.
FACETIOUS — A plebe's uncalled-for humorous answer to an
upperclassman's question.
FEMME or FEM — A young lady.
FIRSTCLASSMAN — A senior. From the First Class are ap-
pointed the cadet officers. This class has the authority and
responsibility to enforce the regulations of the college and
command the companies of the Cadet Corps.
FIRST SOLDIER — The First Sergeant, of which there is one per
company. He is the ranking NCO in the company.
FIVE-YEAR MAN — A cadet who has not yet been graduated
from The Citadel in the usual four years; an "old timer."
FLUNK — To fail an academic course.
FLUNKY — A "stooge"; an orderly of the guard; one who does
lowly work.
FLYBOY — A cadet in the Air Force branch.
FM — Field Manual, (Dept. of the Army).
FOURTHCLASSMAN— A plebe, or in college terms, a freshman.
FURLOUGH — Any release from campus for a longer period of
time than leave. The uniform is not required to be worn on
furlough. The Corps is furloughed for summer, for Christ-
mas, and between the Winter and Spring Quarters.
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GALLERY — The three balconies which run around the inside
upper floors of a barracks.
GALLY — A "wise" cadet who pops ofF out of turn.
GLORIFIED PLEBE — A thirdclassman (sophomore) ; a cadet
who turned upperclassman last June.
GOLDBRICK — One who "deadbeats," has an easy time.
GOOF OFF — A cadet who cannot catch on to the correct way of
doing things without making mistakes.
GREEN — New; inexperienced.
GROSS — Excessively terrible.
GUIDON — The company ensign and staff upon which it flies.
HOPS — Formal dances, of which the Corps presents approximately
two per quarter. Informal Hops are also occasionally held.
I. D. R. — Infantry Drill Regulations.
IRON CURTAIN— The Infantry.
JUNIOR BIRDMEN— The Air Force.
LATRINES — The toilets, of which there are eight modern ones I
in each barracks.
LEAVE — Any release from campus for a short period of time.
General leave is granted at specified times on the weekend,
while special, emergency, or group leaves are granted to
individuals or groups when the situation warrants. The
uniform is always worn on all leaves.
LIMITS — The limits of the campus to which cadets are restricted
during the weekdays, unless they are authorized some special
or Charleston leave.
LOZENGE — A diamond-shaped symbol on the dress chevron of
a first sergeant; the collar insignia of a cadet major, lieutenant
colonel and colonel.
MAKE — To achieve rank; to be appointed a cadet officer or non- ]
commissioned officer.
MAKE A MOVE — Words of an upperclassman to a plebe to I
correct his posture, causing him to swing the under portion
of the body into line so as to bring the vertical axis of the
body into a straight line perpendicular to the ground.
MERIT — A unit of measurement for awarding commendation.
Any cadet receiving no demerits for one week is awarded
one merit. All commendations give the cadet either one or
two merits.
MESS CARVER — The cadet in command of a mess of seven
men, there being two messes to a table. The mess carver sits
at the head of his mess.
MESS HALL— Cadet dining hall.
MONKEY SUIT— The dress uniform.
MOTHBALL CREW— The Ordnance branch.
Ml— U. S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Ml.
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POP QUIZ COMING UP?
I R. I. — Morning Room Inspection.
I. S. P. — Morning Study Period.
IUSTER FORMATION— A roll call of the cadet company taken
before and after furloughs.
C. O. — Cadet noncommissioned officer, a corporal or one
of the grades of sergeant.
. A. O. — One and Only (her).
* C. — Officer in Charge; also, Official Communiciation.
D. — Officer of the Day (Cadet).
FF LIMITS — Any place where a cadet is not authorized to be.
. G. — Officer of the Guard (Cadet) .
NE-D — (1-d) A much-sought-after draft status which is as-
sured to most cadets at The Citadel.
RDER — A punishment order, special order, or general order,
which is published with the approval of the Commandant
and President of the college. Published orders are the
medium through which the administration and government
of the Corps of Cadets are maintained.
S&B — Over, Short, and Damaged. A report made by company
supply sergeants each Saturday to ascertain any breakages or
damages within barracks which need repair and/or replace-
ment.
\S&T — Professor of Air Science and Tactics.
CK-AND-SHOVEL CREW— The Engineers.
J3BE — The traditional name for a new cadet; a freshman.
viS&T — Professor of Military Science and Tactics.
O. — Post Office.
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POLIT — Political Science course.
POOP — "The straight dope;" information.
POOP SHEET— Published information.
POP OFF — Words of an upperclassman to a fourthclassma
requesting no deliberation but immediate reply.
POP TEST — An unexpected test given by an instructor.
POP TO — To come instantly to the position of attention.
P. T. — Padgett-Thomas barracks, the largest barracks on camp
and the home of the Second Battalion.
PULLED — To report or be reported for breach of regulation
Q — A member of Band Company.
QUAD — Quadrangle; the large square concrete area in eac
barracks where Corps formations are held.
QUEEN — -Sometimes refers to the infantry (known as the "Quee
of battles,") but more pleasantly associated with an especial
pretty girl.
RANK HAPPY — A cadet who strives in military solely for che
rons.
READ ABOUT IT — A quaint way of saying that a cadet
find his name on the company delinquency list, that he h;
been reported for a breach of regulations.
RECRUIT — L The official title of a plebe for the first six week;
the first quarter. Recruit training is the period during whic
all fourthclassmen are assigned to recruit battalions and ii
doctrinated into the traditions of the Corps. At the end
six weeks the fourthclassman is given the title of cadet privat
and he is transferred to his regular company, composed c
upperclassmen as well as fourthclassmen. There he finish
the remainder of his plebe year.
RESTRICTION — A period in which cadets are restricted to
limits of the campus; also, an individual's restriction due
a serious breach of regulations.
RICHARD — A cadet who is overly military.
RIGID ATTENTION— (See STRICT ATTENTION)
ROCKER — An arc on a Staff Sergeant's, Master Sergeant's,
Adjutant's dress chevrons, or a S/Sgt's, M/Sgt's, or 1/Sgtl
collar chevrons.
ROCKY — Rough! A very hard cadet N.C.O., officer, or tacticJ
officer.
ROLLS DOWNHILL — Refers to the fact that commands an
also reprimands and punishments emanate at the top of tfc
chain of command and continue through to the lower rank;
ROOMO — Roommate.
SALLYPORT — One of the four arched entrances to each bai
racks.
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SALT AND PEPPER — Dress blouse, white trousers, and hat; a
summer uniform.
SECONDCLASSMAN — A junior. From the second class are
appointed all grades of cadet sergeants.
S. G. — Sergeant of the Guard (Cadet).
SHAVETAIL — Second Lieutenant.
S. M. I. — Saturday Morning Inspection.
SOIREE — The dictionary says this is "an evening party."
S. O. P. — Standard Operating Procedure.
SOUND OFF — The preparatory command given to the Cadet
Band at parade before it begins to troop the line; also, see
POP OFF.
SPIT SHINE — The constant state of a fourthclassman's shoes;
a glistening shine.
*SQUAT — Contraction for "Dumbsquat."
STAG — One who attends a social affair without a date.
STARS — Gold Stars; an award given for academic excellence,
entitling the cadet to wear two gold stars, one on each side
of the blouse collar.
STARVATION CORNER — The innermost seats on the mess
where the food comes last.
STRAIT JACKET— The Dress Blouse.
STRICT ATTENTION — The constant posture of a fourthclass-
man. As found in the I.D.R., Guidon, etc.: The object of
strict attention is to cause the individual to hold himself
erect, with his head and eyes straight to the front, chin
drawn in, axis of the head and neck vertical, chest lifted
and arched, hips level, shoulders square and back, falling
equally and even. There should be no inward curve or sway
to the back. Arms should hang straight down without stiff-
ness', thumbs along the seams of the trousers, back of the
hands out, fingers held naturally so that the thumbs rest along
the first joint of the forefingers. Heels are held together on
the same line, as near each other as the conformation of the
body permits. Feet are turned out equally, forming a 45°
angle; knees are straight without stiffness.
STRIPES — Chevrons.
THIRDCLASSMAN — A sophomore. From the Third Class are
appointed cadet corporals.
TO BE MADE — To be appointed a cadet officer or N.C.O.
TO&E — Table of Organization and Equipment.
THE EAGLE SCREAMS — Payday, for cadets of the upper two
classes, in advanced military.
TAC OFFICER — Officers in the United States Army or United
States Air Force who are assigned to the cadet companies as
tactical officers.
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TOUR — A tour of duty such as guard, normally lasting 24 hours;
also a tour of punishment served by walking the quadrangle,
9 lasting 50 minutes. Punishment tours are incurred for ex-
cessive breaches of regulations.
THE COLONEL — The Commandant of Cadets, The officer re-
sponsible for maintaining internal discipline within the corps
of cadets.
THE GENERAL — To Citadel cadets there is only one General.
He is General C. P. Summerall, President of The Citadel
and Chief of Staff of the United States Army before his
retirement.
UNDERCLASSMEN— Usually refers to the fourth and third
classes, although the third class has many privileges not ac-
corded to the fourth class.
UPPERCLASSMEN— Refers to any class higher than the fourth
class.
VET — A veteran.
WARRANT — An authorization of authority and responsibility
from the Commandant of Cadets to Cadet Noncommissioned
Officers.
WEED — A cigarette.
WHEEL — One who holds high rank, responsibility or esteem; a
"V.I. P." (Very Important Person) .
WIFE — Roommate.
WOLF— Any cadet.
YES, SIR — The customary reply of a fourthclassman to an up-
perclassman.
WHAT DO PLEBES RANK? Sir, the President's car, the
Commandant's dog, the waitresses in the messhall, and all the
colonels at Clemson, Sir !
HOW ARE THEY ALL? Sir, they are all fickle but one,
Sir! WHICH ONE? Yours, Sir!
HOW IS THE COW? Sir, she walks, she talks, she's full
of chalk, the lacteal fluid extracted from the female of the
bovine species is highly prolific to the nth* degree, Sir! (* —
Substitute number of glasses of milk in pitcher at mess.)
WHERE IS THE FOOD? It's on the road, Sir! WHAT
ROAD? Sir, the road to the haven of culinary atrocities!*
(* — The correct answer to an upperclassman's question when a
particular item of food has gone back to the kitchen for refill.)
WHAT IS THE MILITARY CODE? The Military Code is,
in fact, the law of honor and of duty so closely and intimately
blended that no violation of its principles, however small, can be
permitted either with safety or honor; and there is no principle
inculcated by this code that is more imperious or necessary than
obedience: prompt, immediate, and respectful obedience to every
command emanating from proper authority. (Taken from
THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY
ACADEMY, by Col. J. P. Thomas.)
REGIMENTAL COLOR GUARD
WHY DO PLEBES COME TO THE MESSHALL? Sir,
three times a day and even more often, the highly esteemed up-
perclassmen of this, our, beloved institution, discover that their
gastric juices are running wild, and their large intestines are
craving victuals. It is altogether fitting and proper as well as
obvious and natural, that the lowly plebe behooves himself to
come to the messhall in order to make sure that the upper-
classmen are properly served, Sir.
ALL RIGHT FOR THE LIGHTS. What? Mine, Sir? They
twinkle as the stars above, they glimmer as the glowworm glowing
in the grass beneath (an excerpt from some tune or refrain) .
Ah, Yes! A handsome man and I don't give a darn; hurrah
for the lights that shine in the night ! All right for the lights,
Sir!
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND, SIR. Sir, my cranium con-
sisting of Vermont marble, volcanic lava and African ivory,
covered with a thick layer of case-hardened steel, forms an im-
penetrable barrier to all that seeks to impress itself upon the
ashen tissues of my brain, Sir. Hence the effulgent and ostenta-
tiously effervescent phrases just now directed and reiterated for
my comprehension have failed to penetrate and permeate the
soniferous forces of my atrocious intelligence. In other words,
Sir, I am very, very dumb and I do not understand, Sir !
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HOW MANY DAYS, OH CATILINE? X Days and a
itt, Oh noble CATILINE, and may the great God in Heaven
eed them more quickly by the great Corporal Jupiter, and may
e coming days be more joyous, but not for me, Sir. May all
ur classes be soirees, and your sorrows negligible, and on your
ive may there be some beautiful femmes, some canoes, lots of
ags, full moons, and plenty of Coca-Cola; hot darn but . . .
>t for me, Sir !
DEFINITION OF ELECTRICITY. Sir, one of the funda-
mtal quantities in nature, consisting of elementary particles —
ctrons and protons. Electricity is characterized especially by
fact that it gives rise to a field of force possessing potential
ergy and that, when moving in a stream, it gives rise to a
ignetic field of force with which kinetic energy is associated,
le elementary particles of electricity, the electrons and protons,
opposites electrically. Electricity of which the elementary unit
the electron is called negative electricity; electricity of which
elementary unit is the proton is called positive electricity. If
substance has on its surface more protons than electrons, it
said to be charged with positive electricity. The quantity of
ictricity can be measured and the practical unit of charge is the
ilomb. This, Sir, is electricity in its simplest form.
WHAT TIME IS IT? Sir, I am deeply embarrassed and
catly humiliated that due to unforeseen circumstances over
ich I have no ccjitrol, the inner workings and hidden mech-
sms of my chroriometer are in such inaccord with the great
sreal movement by which time is commonly reckoned that I
mot with any degree of accuracy state the exact time, Sir; but
hout fear of being very far off, I will state that it is so many
piutes, so many seconds, and so many ticks after the Xth hour,
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF LEATHER? Sir, if
fresh skin of an animal, cleaned and divested of all hair,
and other: extraneous matter, be submerged in a dilute solu-
li of tannic' acid, a chemical combination ensues; the gela-
|)us tissue of the skin is converted into a non-putrescible sub-
lice, impervious to and insoluble in water; this, sir, is leather.
Photos to left:
"Doowillies"
The Cadre Inspects
Armed Forces Day Parade
No. 3 Barracks in the Rain
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UNIFORMS
Kneeling, Left to Right: Wool Field, Dress, Cotton Field.
Standing, Left to Right: Mixed Cotton and Wool Field, Si
and Pepper, Overcoat with Webbing, Dress White, Rainco
worn as Overcoat.
DEFINITION OF "ALL RIGHT" AND "ALL IN":
ALL RIGHT: The report "all right" when made by a cad
outside his own room means that he is going to or returning fro
an authorized place only; by the occupants of a room means th
all occupants of the room are present or absent by prop
authority.
ALL IN: All the occupants of a room are in and in b(
when taps inspection is made.
FORM OF REPORT: When rooms are being inspected at
a report is called for, the required report shall be "all right,"
"Cadet ...... absent or visiting, etc., sir." Any cadet who
absent without authority from his room or from any formation
duty when not authorized is not all right and if called upon f
a report he cannot report "all right."
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YE LOWLY PLEBES!
WHAT IS HONOR? Sir, honor is the most cherished
rinciple of the cadet's life.
WHAT IS DUTY? Sir, duty is the sublimest word in the
nglish language. (General Robert E. Lee)
WHAT IS DISCIPLINE? Sir, discipline is the training
hich makes punishment unnecessary
What is it to be a gentleman? It is to be honest, to be
entle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise; and possessing
1 these qualities, to exercise them in the most graceful outward
tanner.
— Thackeray.
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The Citadel Y.M.C.A.
To the Greater Glory of His Name
" — And let us with caution indulge the supposition that
orality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be
needed to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar
•ucture, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that
itional morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle."
Washington's Farewell Address..
Citadel "IT" Staff
Morrison Leland
imes Blake
rs. Cornelia Haynes
rs. Eula Lee Harvey
General Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Stenographer
Postal Clerk
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Advisory Board of the Citadel Y.M.C.A.
Colonel L. A. Prouty, Chairman
General C. P. Summerall
Rt. Rev. Albert S. Thomas
Mr. Clarence O. Getty
Colonel D. S. McAlister
Lt. Col. F. C. Tibbetts
Mr. J. Morrison Leland, Secretary
Cadet Don Couch
Cadet Joe Bost
The Y.M.CA Cahinet
The Cabinet is composed of the officers and committ<
chairmen of the "Y"; The Council, of the Cabinet and tr.
presidents of the ten denominational groups. The denomination)
presidents are grouped under Committee No. 3 and will Ij
guided by the chairman of that committee.
Officers
Cadet Don Couch President
Cadet Doug Turley Vice-President
Cadet Jimmie Ardrey Recorder
Cadet Lester Irwin Treasurer
Committee Chairmen
Cadet W. K. Evans Chapel Ushers
Cadet Loma O. Allen Special Objectives
Cadet F. S. Rittgers Denominational Groups
Cadet J. D. Stockton Freshman Work
Cadet Leroy Butz Conferences
Cadet Doug Turley Program and Entertainment
Cadet Harmon Brownlow Barracks Prayer-Groups
Cadet Kenneth Levin Publicity and Handbook
Cadet Meade Gruver Morning Devotionals
Cadet Edward Weldon Music
State Denominational Presidents
Three Citadel Cadets have been elected state presidents c
their respective denominational groups in 1951:
Cadet Doug Turley — State President of the Baptist Studer
Union.
Cadet H. P. Duvall — State President of the Episcopal Cante
bury Club.
Cadet Loma Allen — State President of the Presbyterian Wes
minster Fellowship.
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"ZEKE" LELAND
J. M. ("Zeke") Leland is the General Secretary of The
tadel Young Men's Christian Association. His untiring efforts
promote the principles of the Y.M.C.A. here on the campus
ice 1923 earned him, in 1943, the coveted Algernon Sidney
illivan Medallion for outstanding service.
Zeke was graduated from Clemsoh Agricultural College in
20 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He obtained his Master's
sgree at Vanderbilt University in 1923, just prior to joining The
tadel's administrative staff. Zeke is also the postmaster of the
det Post Office and has served in that capacity for many years.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches.
— The Bible
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The Work of the "¥"
The Y.M.C.A. tries to carry out all the* purposes for which
was established. As all normal, healthy developments of th
cadet's life are regarded as important and contributing to t|
ultimate aim of all human existence, the "Y" tries to aid th
student in every phase of his life. Annually several cadets ai
chosen for duties listed under the headings of Chapel, Cot
ferences, Program and Entertainment, and Freshman work. The*
men compose the "Y" Cabinet. Besides aiding in the actuj
work, these committees help to bring home to the cadets that th
"Y" is a student organization and that its ultimate success depenc
upon their support and cooperation.
The "Y" sponsors all religious work on the campus. Th
association conducts Sunday morning chapel services with soir
invited minister as speaker, brief services each morning in the me:
hall before breakfast, and special religious music programs,
also sends delegates to the State Y.M.C.A. Officers' Conferencjl
. in Columbia. The "Y" also operates a recreation room for thll
enjoyment of the entire Corps. Located in the activities builcll
ing, this room affords many hours of comfort and entertainmen
History of the Y.M.C.A.
In 1844 the Young Men's Christian Association was cor
ceived by Sir George Williams. Early in life he had felt s
strongly the need for daily prayer and spiritual guidance thf
he called his friends together each morning for a few momen
of prayer and service at his business establishment. In th
manner the "Y" began, and since that time it has grown int
a worldwide organization. This growth enables it to serve th
cause of humanity and to spread the doctrine and teachings
Jesus Christ better with each passing year. The organizatio
brings together young men and boys into a brotherhood whic
keeps alive the spirit of the Christ.
■ In order that the young men of the world's colleges might kee
a close contact with things spiritual and that the Christian spir
might reign in the hearts of students everywhere, the Student
Young Men's Christian Association has been organized. Th
powerful organization of course counts among its members Th
Citadel. The control of the affairs of the Association is place
in the hands of the students in order to aid in their training fc
Christian leadership. A general secretary advises and supervise
the work here at The Citadel. The realization of the purpose an
principles of this student organization depends on the intere;
and cooperation of all the students, for this is wholly their o:
ganization.
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CADET P. R. COUCH
Cadet Don Couch, the new Y.M.C.A. president, was born in
Jnion, S. C. and graduated from high school in Whitmire, S. C.
Jince entering The Citadel he has been very active in religious
/ork on campus. As a fourthclassman Cadet Couch served as
onsultant to the school's religious student council. In his second-
lass year he was enlistment vice-president in the Citadel Baptist
itudent Union, chairman of the Barracks Prayer Group Com-
nittee on the Y.M.C.A. Cabinet, and B.S.U. Choir president.
This year he will be social vice-president of the B.S.U.
He has been a member of the varsity wrestling team, the
5ond Volunteers, and the Summerall Guards; and he is also a
wimming instructor, a member of the Society of American Mil-
tary Engineers and of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
His other activities include Art Editor of The Shako, The
itadel Engineer, The Guidon, and last year, The Bull Dog.
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Purposes of the Y.M.C.A.
The "Y" has fhany purposes here at The Citadel, but th
following five most important ones will give an indication of th
ideals of the organization:
(1) To lead young men to faith in God through Jesu
Christ.
( 2 ) To lead them into membership and service in thl
Christian Church.
(3) To promote their membership and service in Christia:
faith and character, especially in the study of the Bible an
daily prayer.
(4) To influence them to devote themselves in united effoi
with all Christians to make the will of God effective in huma
society and to extend the Kingdom of God throughout the work
(5) To strive to serve all students in the best way possibl
and to uphold the ideals and policies of the institution which i
serves.
Cabinet Retreats
In the Spring of each year a conference is held by th
Y.M.C.A. and the Y.W.C.A. This conference, which has bee
in existence since 1924, was held last year at Camp Long nea
Aiken, S. C. The Citadel has always sent a delegation to thi
retreat, which lasts from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoot
and at which influential and prominent speakers give addresse*
The principal purpose of this retreat is to bring together "Y
student leaders from all South Carolina colleges to discuss th
progress made during the past year in their campus activitie
arid to make plans for next year's program.
"Y" Office and Post Office
The Citadel Post Office, located in the Activities Building
gives to cadets every convenience offered by any modern post offic
today — so one can always feel sure that his mail is handled safely
and that he is getting the best of service. Here the cadets ge
money orders, stamps, packages wrapped, registered and insure<
mail, and many other services. The main schedule is as follows
Mail departs daily except Sunday from the "Y" office
7:30 A.M. The Saturday morning mail is put up at the usua
time. U. S. mail boxes, placed outside the barracks, are fo
mail after 12:30 P.M. every day, as they are emptied durinj
the week at 8:15 P.M. and on Sundays and holidays at 6:12 P.M
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Church and Synagogue Directory of
Charleston
"And thou shalt love* the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy might." Deuteronomy 6.5
Cadet Religious Services
All is not classes and military at The Citadel. There is a
:ime each week when the thoughts of every cadet turn toward
God; when the battalions form with each cadet marching to the
particular religious service of his choice, and when the soft,
flowing music of the chapel organ fills the campus with its solemn-
ty and beauty. It is then that every cadet is conscious of the
Iivords written across the cadet chapel —
"Remember now Thy Creator in the Days of Thy Youth."
Protestant: Protestant cadets form on their respective quad-
rangles at 8:45 A.M. Sunday, and are marched to the Cadet
Chapel for services rich with color and ceremony. Clergymen from
Charleston and, occasionally, guest ministers conduct the ser-
vices. The Colors are advanced by the Sunday Color Guard,
episcopal cadets have special sunrise services at stated times, in
)iddition to regular services.
Catholic: Catholic cadets form at 7:40 A.M. on their re-
pective quadrangles and are marched to the Cadet Chapel for
ervices. Mess is served for Catholic cadets after services, while
|ther cadets are holding theirs.
Jewish: Jewish cadets form at 8:45 A.M. on the road be-
1{ lind Padgett-Thomas barracks and are marched to the Cadet
; l\uditorium for services. Rabbis from Charleston rotate each
quarter to conduct services. General leave is granted to all
;adets from after the dismissal of Protestant cadets from services,
mtil retreat formation.
Charleston Churches
Baptist:
| Citadel Square: Dr. Wallace* R. Rogers, Pastor
Meeting Street opposite Marion Square
First: Rev. John A. Hamrick, Pastor
63 Church St.
Hampstead Square: Rev. W. C. Horldt, Pastor
Hampstead Square and America St.
Hampton Park: Rev. W. E. Abrams, Pastor
Francis St. at King
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Rutledge Avenue Baptist: No pastor
Rutledge Ave, and Carolina St.
Christian:
First Christian Church: Rev. C. C. Thompson, Pastor
Calhoun St., opp. College St.
Episcopal:
Bishop: Rt. Rev. Thos. N. Carruthers
120 South Battery
Church of Holy Communion: Rev. W. L. Hargrave, Recto
Ashley Ave. and Cannon Sts.
Grace: Rev. Ralph S. Meadowcroft, Rector
Wentworth and Glebe Sts.
St. John's: Rev. Floyd R. Harding, Rector
Amherst and Hanover Sts.
St. Luke-St. Paul: Rev. John Q. Beckwith, Rector
Coming and Vanderhorst Sts.
St. Michael's: Rev. DeWolf Perry, Rector
Broad and Meeting Sts.
St. Peter's: Rev. Edmund G. Coe, Rector
Rutledge Ave. and Sumter Sts.
St. Philip's: Rev. Marshall E. Travers, Rector
142 Church St.
St. Peter's Church, North Charleston
Rev. E. M. Claytor, Rector
Jewish Synagogues:
Beth-Elohim: 72 Hasell St.
Brith-Sholom: 64 St. Philip St.
Beth-Israel: 184 Rutledge Ave.
Emanu-El: 78 Gordon St.
Lutheran Churches:
Calvary: Missouri Synod
855 Rutledge Ave.
Church of the Redeemer: Rev. J. LeGrande Mayer, Pasto
St. Andrews Parish
St. Andrews: No pastor
Wentworth St., east of Meeting
St. Barnabas: No pastor
Rutledge Ave. and Moultrie St.
St. Johannes: Rev. I. Ernest Long, D.D., Pastor
Hasell St. at Anson
St. John's: Rev. Heyward W. Epting, Pastor
Clifford and Archdale Sts.
St. Matthews: Rev. Paul M. Kinports, Pastor
King St., opp. Marion Square.
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Methodist Churches:
Superintendent: Rev. C. L. Woodard,
84 Pitt St.
Asbury Memorial: Rev. E. S. Dunbar, Pastor
754 Rutledge Ave.
Bethel: Rev. J. Foster Lupo, D.D., Pastor
Calhoun and Pitt Sts.
St. James: Rev. J. E. Marchant, Pastor
Spring St. at Coming St.
Trinity: Rev. Theo. E. Jones, Pastor
273 Meeting St.
John Wesley: Rev. Ralph B. Shumaker, Pastor
Savannah Highway, across Ashley
Presbyterian Churches:
First (Scots) : Rev. Edward G. Lilly, D.D., Pastor
Broad St. at Tradd St.
Park Circle: Rev. Francis B. Mayes, Pastor
Durant Ave., North Charleston
Second: Rev. Vance Barron, Pastor
Charlotte and Meeting Sts.
Westminster: Rev. Geo. A. Nickles, D.D., Pastor
Rutledge Ave. — Opp. Hampton Park
Roman Catholic Churches:
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist:
The Most Reverend John J. Russell, Bishop
114 Broad St.
Rev. Lewis Sterker, Administrator
116 Broad St.
Blessed Sacrament: Rev. John J. McCarthy, Pastor
Savannah Highway, across Ashley
St. Joseph's: Rev. J. Alexis Westbury, Pastor
Anson St., near George St.
St. Mary's: Rev. J. W. Carmody, Pastor
78 Hasell St.
St. Patrick's: Rt. Rev. J. L.' O'Brien, Pastor
Rev. St. John Patat, Assistant; 134 St. Philip St.
Sacred Heart: Rev. J. L. Wolfe, Pastor
King and Huger Sts.
Our Lady of Mercy: Rev. J. J. Guinea, Pastor
70 America St.
Stella Maris: Rev. J. L. McLaughlin, Pastor
Sullivan's Island
Other Churches:
French Huguenot: Dr. Jas. H. Taylor, Pastor
Church St. at Queen St.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist:
Citadel Auditorium
Circular Congregational Church: Rev. Raymond Berry, Pastor
136 Meeting St.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints:
Elder Hyrum N ! . Woods, Ward Bishop
1220 King St.
Greek Orthodox, Holy Trinity Church: Rev. Nicholas
Trivelas, Pastor
Race St., east of Rutledge Ave.
Jehovah's Witnesses: Rev. R. H. Rickenbaker, Servant
8 Chalmers St.
Unitarian Church: Rev. Alfred W. Hobart, Pastor
8 Archdale St.
Religious Emphasis Week
One week out of the school year is set aside as Religious
Emphasis Week. Each night during this week a prominent religious
speaker, invited by the "Y", brings to the Corps a talk that aims at
bettering the life of each cadet at The Citadel. A prize is offered
to the organization that has the largest attendance for the week.
The Newman Club conducts a retreat during the same period
with an address followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment each evening; and the Jewish Hillel Foundation similarly
conducts a retreat or program of religious instruction. The dates
and speakers are announced during the early part of the school
year.
Student Conference at Blue Ridge
Each year over three hundred students from the colleges
and universities of the South gather at Blue Ridge, N. O, "the
land of the sky." These students, representing the Y.M.C.A.
and the Y.W.C.A. and other related organizations on their
campuses, come together for the purpose of having ten days of
fellowship, inspiration, recreation, and training.
The Citadel Y.M.C.A. always sends a delegation and any]
cadet may be selected to go. Athletics provide an interesting;
part of the program, and the states compete against each other.
The Citadel "Y" Secretary, Mr. Leland, will answer all questions I
concerning expenses, transportation, etc. The setting, structure, I
leaders, and delegates at Blue Ridge are all of the highest type,
and a delegation is expected to attend this year.
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Athletics
e Citadel
utfa Carolina
November. 19. 1950
Purp^^e
The Citadel encourages every cadet to participate in some
form of athletics in which he is interested and in which he* may
develop his mind and body. The college authorities believe that,
combined with proper instruction, the constant striving of each
man to do his best will provide him with the physical stamina,
mental clarity, and moral courage that make real men.
All members of The Citadel Varsity Teams must qualify under
conference rules on eligibility and sportsmanship. To be eligible
for a position on a Citadel team, one must be a bona fide student,
regularly enrolled in all respects. However, athletics are not
limited to varsity participants only, for the well-organized in-
tramural program at The Citadel provides every cadet with the
opportunity to participate in various athletics of his choice.
The Citadel athletic teams do not play for the sole purpose
Df winning games. It has always been the boast of the cadet
reams that, win or lose, they fight until the very end without
idmitting defeat, and at the same time' fulfill all the rules of
jportsmanship and fair play.
They Knew No WW«f. **Hetreat!"
November 11, 1950, will go down in Citadel sports history as
one of the greatest days for The Corps of Cadets. What could
oe more appropriate than to devote this initial space in the Sports
Section to pay tribute to a group of men that did the impossible:
defeated, 19-7, a powerful University of South Carolina team,
which was supposed to have "scored at will" over the Bull Dogs. •
The Corps of Cadets proudly salutes the fighting Bull Dogs !
"WHEN DAVID SLEW GOLIATH
THE CITADEL SENT A SCOUT"
Football teams may be forgotten —
Memories dim and fade —
But no Cadet could ever forget
That Fighting Light Brigade !
It was a cold and clear blue sky
When two teams met to play.
Foregone conclusion had been reached
Which team would win the day !
But though it was a "certain bet,"
As sure as day and night,
One thing no one had figured on,
Was Courage, Heart, and Fight !
They hadn't read the papers —
That team frdm Citadel —
But they'd heard one old story
Of how the Giant fell !
And when they took the field to play
They knew no word "retreat".
We saw a modern David
Sweep Goliath off his feet ! !
No — it doesn't take a perfect year
To stamp a team as "great."
We can't expect to win each week
And tempt a fickle fate,
But when a group of boys go out
Against a team so strong
And show that FIGHTING SPIRIT counts,
The cheers ring loud and long !
So games ,may be forgotten
In time's passing parade,
But no Cadet will ever forget
The Charge of THAT Brigade ! ! !
Ken. C. Levin,
Photos to left:
SALUTE TO THE BULLDOGS
THE CORPS WANT A TOUCHDOWN
WRESTLING BUILDS SPORTSMANSHIP
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Facilities
The facilities for athletics at The Citadel are completely ad
quate for the needs of the college. Johnson Hagood Stadiun
which is one of the best in the South and the finest in Sout
Carolina, is used by our football team to play home games fc
the enjoyment of the people of Charleston and its visitors,
spacious and well-equipped press box, one of the best lightin
systems in the South, and box seats for special guests are amon
the features of the new arena, whose seating capacity is 21,85*
In addition, The Citadel has one of the largest armori<
in the South, available for varsity basketball, boxing, wrestlinj
and intramural contests. The armory has a permanent seatin
Capacity of 3,000 and a floor space of 30,000 square feet, larg
enough for three basketball courts. Also a part of the armory
a large indoor swimming pool with a seating capacity for 1,40
spectators, a modern filter plant with heating facilities, and lock*
rooms for the visiting teams.
Other facilities include a modern gymnasium, ten tenn
courts, a practice football field, both indoor rifle ranges, a quarte
mile cinder track with a 220-yard straight-away, a 2,200 fo<
catwalk extending into the Ashley River, and facilities for bead
ing, repairing, storing, and launching small sail and powere
boats. The Citadel has a few sail boats of its own for use b
the members of The Citadel Yacht Club. Cadets can also obtai
special rates for membership in local golf clubs.
Sports in Review
During the 1950-51 school year, The Citadel was represente
by the following ten varsity teams in intercollegiate competitor
Football
Basketball
Boxing
Wrestling
Swimming
Track
Tennis
Golf
Baseball
Rifle
The Citadel is the only college in South Carolina that parti<
ipates in all ten varsity sports. The new cadet has every of
portunity to select from a large number of sports the particula
sport that he is most interested in.
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ALUMNI HALL: HEADQUARTERS FOR ATHLETICS!
ATHLETIC CpACIIES:- 1950-51 Season
otball:
asketball:
oxing:
Zrestling :
wimming:
ennis:
olf:
aseball :
rack:
lie:
J. Q. Decker
Fred Land
B. S. O'Neil
Clark Webster
Jeff Clark
B. S. O'Neil
H. L. Matthews
Wm. Bostwick
Ronald Reilly
Lt. Wm. Mengibier
Major Charles Kenworthy
Jeff Clark
J. Q. Decker
M/Sgt. Chavious
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.A
Football
The Corps is filled with enthusiasm as the football season
approaches and its "Fighting Light Brigade" prepares to take
the field. After a successful season last year, The Citadel footbali
squad is looking forward to an even more successful season now,
With the loss of very few seniors, a seasoned sophomore anc
junior team, and the addition of capable freshmen from the
1950 squad, The Citadel will be greatly strengthened for the
coming season.
Under the superb coaching of Quinn Decker (who was
named "Coach of the Week" after the upset victory over the
University of South Carolina) The Citadel was able to make an
impressive showing against strong opposition. Coach Deckel
was assisted by B. S. O'Neil, who is also Freshman football coach,
and Fred Land, line coach. Also helping with the coaching of
the team were Clark Webster and Jeff Clark.
The 1950 football team was the best developed since thi
war. Highlight of the season wa£ the 19-7 upset of South Carolina.
The team also played a fine game against Florida, only to lose
in the last few minutes of the game, 7-3.
Jerry Deluca, great senior end, made All State and second!
All-Southern on practically every selection. He was also selected!
to play in the North-South all-star game in Miami on Christmas!
night.
Jack Huddle proved one of the best captains ever to lead
the "Bulldogs."
In 1950 a Citadel alumnus donated The Cadet MemoriaF
Trophy which will be awarded annually to the winner of The!
Citadel-V.M.I. game. The winning team will retain the trophy
for a year. The trophy was given in honor of those men or
The Citadel and V.M.I, who have sacrificed their lives on the|
field of battle for their country.
Men of the class just entering should need no urging to
try out for the team. Those who do not make the team should
show the "Blue and White" that they are behind it one hundred
per cent. Let our motto forever be: "Win or lose, Bulldogs,
you are still our team."
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ON THE GRIDIRON!
1950 Season Record
Nickname-Bulldogs
Irlead Coach-Quinn Decker
Citadel 56
Citadel 3
Citadel __ _
Citadel _
Citadel
19
Citadel
. :. 7
Citadel .,
7
Citadel
Citadel _ _
± 14
19
Citadel _
7
fe Citadel (totals)
132
Colors — Blue and White
Team Captain-Jack Huddle
Parris Island Marines
Univ. of Florida 7
Miami University 21
Washington and Lee 20
Davidson College : 12
Furman University 21
Presbyterian College
Univ. of Virginia 34
Univ. of South Carolina ___ 7
V. M. I. 13
Opponents (totals) 135
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A
1951 Football Schedule
^September 15
September 22
September 29
October 6
October 1 2
October 19
October 27
November 3
November 10
November 17
Open
University of
Florida
University of
South Carolina
Davidson College
Newberry College
Furman University
Charleston, S. C.
Gainesville, Fla.
Columbia, S. C.
Davidson, N. C. or
Charlotte, N. C.
Charleston, S. C. (night
Orangeburg, S. C.
Presbyterian College Charleston, S. C.
University of
Virginia
United States
Military Academy
Virginia Military
Institute
Open
Charlottesville, Va.
West Point, N. Y.
Charleston, S. C.
Charleston, S. C.
*November 24
*A home game will be added for September 15 or November 2
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Basketball
As the season progressed, the basketball team showed steady
iprovement; however, the team was not strong in reserve material.
hester Syzmanski, forward, was high-point man for the season
ith 295 points. His game average, was 17.6. Against Newberry
scored 28 points and in the North Carolina game he tallied
7 points.
Team co-captains, Chester Syzmanski and Charles Fabian,
•oved to be a pair of fine leaders. As only Syzmanski and
ibian will be lost through graduation, the record should improve
1952 since there were several promising prospects on the fresh-
en team.
1951 Season Record
-lead Coach: B. S. O'Neil Co-Captains: Chester
The Citadel Syzmanski, Charles Fabian
ae Citadel -52 Davidson College _: 55
le Citadel 67 Piedmont College 55
le Citadel 55 North Georgia Teachers 57
le Citadel __ 45 South Carolina — . 79
le Citadel ... 88 Newberry 91
le Citadel 62 Furman 54
Citadel 43 Clemson 69
le Citadel 72 Presbyterian 74
le Citadel 52 Davidson 68
le Citadel 61 Furman 54
Citadel 58 North Carolina 71
le Citadel 69 Newberry .___ . 57
le Citadel 48 Green Cove Navy 67
le Citadel 63 Stetson University 61
le Citadel 58 South Carolina ... ___.82
le Citadel 75 Presbyterian ___ ^ — - — _ .69
le Citadel 57 Clemson . — —73
Boxing
Coach H. L. ("Matty") Matthews, completing his 24th year
mentor of the Bulldog fighters, has again proved himself one
the finest boxing coaches in the country, even though the team
iled to register a team victory during the season. All the con-
tants on this year's team, with the exception of one man, were
een. There are several promising men on the team and these,
aether with the present crop of freshmen, should develop into
capable aggregation in 1952. Team Captain George Campsen
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and Herbie Willcox are the only graduating seniors on this yea
squad.
The prospect for a winning team in 1952 looks excelle
and the schedule for the team should fill the Armory several tin:
during the winter. The Corps backs its boxers all the way a:
the mittmen never fail to carry through.
1951 Season Record
Head Coach: Team Captain:
H. L. ("Matty") Matthews George Campsen
The Citadel 3 University of Virginia
The Citadel . 3 University of Maryland —
The Citadel 2 L. S. U.
The Citadel 1 South Carolina
Wrestling
The wrestling team under the supervision of William Bostwi
split even in four meets held during the season. Probably t
most outstanding performance of the team was the decisive 2t
victory registered over the University of North Carolina. I
until the time of the state meet, Team Captain John Scott w
undefeated but had one draw. Dave Hampton, in the unlimit
division, was also undefeated. Another outstanding perform]
of the season was Bill Sachs, who pinned his opponent in
seconds in the match with North Carolina.
Next season's wrestling squad should be much improved.
1951 Season Record
Head Coach: Team Captain:
William Bostwick John Scott
The Citadel 9 Parris Island Marines
The Citadel 5 N. C. State
The Citadel 15 Davidson College
The Citadel 26 Univ. of North Carolina __
Swimming
Under the capable direction of Ronald Reilly, the swimmii
team got off to a promising start in the first meet of the seasc
with Davidson College. The Cadets won, 39-36. However, aft
this meet the team lost the services of Arthur Little, star in tl
50-yard free style, 100-yard free style, and 400-yard relay, wl
dropped out of school to enter the service.
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Nevertheless, the team made an excellent showing. Paul
Hemphill, who showed fine form in the free style, was awarded
the Ron Reilly trophy for being the "most outstanding" performer
on the cadet team for the 1950-51 season. Second and third
place medals went to James Ideman and Captain Brantley Harvey,
respectively.
The Bulldog swimmers placed second in the state meet, ac-
cumulating 42 points — only ten points behind Clemson College,
the first-place team.
1951 Season Record
Head Coach: Team Captain:
Ronald Reilly Brantley Harvey
The Citadel 39 Davidson College 36
The Citadel _! 42 South Carolina 33
The Citadel 28 Davidson College 47
The Citadel 51 South Carolina 22
Track
In 1950 the Varsity team had a successful season, scoring
victories over Furman and Emory; the lone defeat was to Davidson.
The team also competed in the State meet at Clinton.
Harmon Brownlow was an outstanding performer in the 100
and 2 2 -yard dashes.
Paul Koshewa did a commendable job of coaching. He was
assisted by veteran student Donald Janicula.
1950 Season Record
The Citadel 94 Furman University 37
The Citadel 39 Davidson College 92
The Citadel 82 Emory University 49
Tennis
During the spring, the ten tennis courts on The Citadel
:ampus are filled with ardent players every afternoon that the
Weather permits. The varsity uses a few of the courts for practice,
out there are many left for those who play only for the sport.
At the beginning of each season the tennis team schedules
:he best of the Southern teams. Since many of the matches are
played on the college courts, the Corps is able to support the team
rom the sideline stands. The freshman team also engages some
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opponents, but even if a cadet does not play in the matches, th
extra coaching will surely improve his game. Next year the tear
will need the support of everyone to make an even better showin
than it did this year.
Colonel M. S. Lewis of the Business Administration Depart
ment, who retired from coaching this year, should be commende*
for building the netters into a team that has the ability to compet
favorably with the best teams in the South.
Scores and Season Record for 1951 were uncompleted
time of press deadline.
Golf
Golf is one of the most socially valuable of all colleg
sports, and all new cadets are urged to try out for the team. I
they fail to make the team the first year, they can always use th
practice, which may enable them to make it in future years.
Home matches and team practice are conducted on the green
of the Charleston Country Club.
The Golf team enjoyed a successful season with five victorie
and two defeats in 1951.
1951 Season Record
The Citadel 1314 Navy 4 1 /
The Citadel 4Yz U.,of S. C. . 13 ! / 2
The Citadel 18 Furman
The Citadel , ll 1 /! Clemson i 6 l A
The Citadel 12% Navy 5%
The Citadel 16/4 Furman Wi
The Citadel . ' 8Vi U. of S. C. 9Vi
Baseball
The 1950 baseball team was the best hitting and fielding
team since the war. The varsity was under the direction of Coacl
James Bailey, a recent graduate of The Citadel, who has done
creditable job.
All new cadets who have baseball ability and inclinatior
should try out for the team, as their active participation is es
sential in building a strong team for 1952.
Scores and Season Record for 1951 were uncompleted
time of press deadline.
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THE RIFLE TEAM: FOUR YEARS UNDEFEATED
The Rifle Team
The Citadel is justly proud of the consistent record of its
ifle team. The rifle team has the highest percentage of wins in
my sport at The Citadel, and the sharpshooters are ambng the
op of the nation's teams year after year.
In shoulder matches The Citadel has gone undefeated for
our consecutive years. The rifle team has captured the State
Championship for the third year in a row. It has completed the
nost successful season ever accomplished by any team representing
The Citadel.
M/Sgt. P. Chavious, who has coached the team for
I number of years and who is a sharpshooter in his own right,
:an take a great deal of the credit for the team's splendid showing.
The' team was under the supervision of Major William L. Koob
f the Infantry Department.
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A. The Army ROTC Team:
(1) Won the William Randolph Hearst Trophy for tr
Third Army Area.
(2) Won the Intercollegiate Championship for the Thir
Army Area.
(3) Won sixty-two Postal Matches against no losses t
a combined total margin of 3002 points.
B. The Air Force ROTC Team:
(1) Won the William Randolph Hearst Championshi
for the Fourteenth Air Force Area.
(2) Placed second in the Intercollegiate Match for Fou
teenth Air Force Area.
(3) Won thirty and lost thirteen Postal Matches.
(4) Defeated Texas A and M Air Force Team in
shoulder to shoulder match far the Fourteenth A:
Force Championship.
The Citadel — 1340
Texas A and M — 1330
C. The Army and Air Force Varsity Team:
(1) Retired the W. E. Moore Trophy symbolizing Tfc
South Carolina State ROTC Rifle Championship bl
winning for the third consecutive year a shoulder tl
shoulder match against Clemson, the University cl
South Carolina, Wofford, and Presbyterian Collegt
(2) Defeated the Southwestern Champions, Texas A an
M, in a shoulder to shoulder match for the Thir
and Fourth Army Area Championship.
(3) Awarded South Carolina State League Plaque fcl
firing for qualification in the South Carolina Stall
League.
D. The Freshman Rifle Team:
( 1 ) The first time a freshman team from The Citadel
has fired in the Freshman National Intercollegiaf
NRA rifle matches.
(2) The Freshman team broke the old national, recor
of- 1395 points set in 1949 and set the new recor
at 1426 points.
Fencing
The fencing team was forced to remain on the campus lai
year through lack of competition, but hopes are high that in th
near future another school or schools will resume the sport an
intercollegiate matches will be held. At present, fencing ;
carried on as an intramural sport.
The team uses all the weapons in intercollegiate fencing: th
foil, the epee, and the saber. As very few men have had e?
perience in this interesting sport before entering school, all tha
is required is the will to learn.
fiitraiti ii ra I s
The intramural program at The Citadel is of the greatest
interest and. importance to every cadet. Here it forms an integral
part of cadet life. Almost every afternoon some phase of the
intramural program is being conducted, and men from every
company are participating for the various battalion and regimental
championships.
The program of events is constantly being enlarged and
improved under the direction of The Intramural Council headed
by Coach Billy Bostwick. The Citadel boasts one of the best and
most complete intramural programs in the United States. The
Regimental Athletic Officer, a cadet captain on the regimental
staff, is in constant contact with battalion and company athletic
officers, in order to keep the program running smoothly and ef-
ficiently.
The important events change with the team and the weather.
Among the major sports are touch football, basketball, volley-
ball. Each company produces a team in each of these sports
and leagues are formed, usually by the size of the men in each.
company. The league champions in each sport run a play-off
series with the other league champions to determine the Regimental
Champions in each sport. Company teams are also formed in
the following minor sports: wrestling, track, rifle, and swimming.
An intramural track meet is held on Corps Day each year,
and the winning battalion receives a trophy to be kept by that
battalion until some other unit wins it. The winning battalion
on Corps Day in 1951 was First Battalion. An interesting side-
light of the Corps Day meet appeared in the newspapers at the
time of its occurrence:
CITADEL CADETS DO EVERYTHING
WITH PRECISION
Precision is the order of things at The Citadel. The cadets
at the military college enjoy a national reputation for their almost
perfect drilling.
Yesterday the student body held an intramural track meet
and some "numerical" perfection was exhibited.
The First Battalion won first place. The Second Battalion
won second place, the Third Battalion won third place, and the
Fourth Battalion won fourth place.
TAKEN FROM THE CHARLESTON EVENING POST,
MARCH 16, 1951.
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Intramural Cup Winners
1948 — 3rd Battalion
1949 — 3rd Battalion
1950 — 2nd Battalion
1951 — 1st Battalion
Annually a large trophy is also awarded to the company
which has accumulated the greatest number of intramural points
during the school year. The championship team retains the
trophy for one year.
Individual medals are awarded to members of winning teams
in each sport on the intramural program.
All men who are not members of varsity teams are urged
to participate in the intramural program. It is the aim of the
Athletic Department to have every cadet participating in either
the intercollegiate or intramural programs.
The intramural trophy has been won by the following com-
panies in the following recent years:
1948 — Company "M"
1949 — Company "M"
1950 — Company *F" and "The Ramblers"
(Vets)
1951— Company "E"
TEAM CAPTAINS: 1950-51 Season
Football: Jack Huddle
Basketball: Chester Syzmanski
Charles Fabian
Boxing: George Campsen
Wrestling: John Scott
Swimming: Brantley Harvey
Tennis: Don Moore
Baseball: Murray Brockman
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Athletic History of The Citadel
All fourthclassmen should know the following pertinent in-
formation:
1842 — 1900 Intramural sports only.
Basketball was inaugurated at The Citadel.
Football was inaugurated at The Citadel on October
14th. (Coached by Frank G. Eason and captained by
James H. Hammond) .
First intercollegiate football season.
Track was inaugurated at The Citadel.
Football Citadel — 5, South Carolina — (Upset).
Swimming was inaugurated at The Citadel.
Rifle Team was inaugurated at The Citadel.
Football Citadel — 3, South Carolina — (Upset).
State Champions.
Football Citadel — 3, Clemson — (Upset).
State Champions.
Football Citadel — 14, South Carolina — 7.
Basketball State Champions: Won 9, Lost 0.
Basketball State Champions.
Football Citadel— 7, Clemson — 7.
Basketball State Champions.
Basketball Collegiate Champions of the City.
Football Citadel — 6, Furman — (Upset) .
First Home-Coming Day.
Basketball State Champions: Won 11, Lost 2.
2nd in the S.I.A.A.
Football Citadel — 12, South Carolina — 9 (Upset).
Basketball 2nd in the S.I.A.A.
Basketball S.I.A.A. Champions.
Football Citadel — 12, Clemson — 7 (Upset).
Citadel — 0, South Carolina- — 0.
Boxing was inaugurated at The Citadel.
Basketball State Champions.
Boxing Undefeated: Won 4, Lost 0.
Citadel — 4, Florida — 3 (Upset) .
Football Citadel— 13, V.M.I.— 13.
Golf was inaugurated at The Citadel.
Basketball Collegiate Champions of the City.
Boxing Tied with Clemson for State Championship.
Citadel — 5, Miami (Fla.) — 3 (Upset).
Football Citadel — 8, Furman — (Upset).
Boxing Tied with Clemson for State Championship.
Football Citadel — 9, Furman — 6 (Upset).
Basketball State Champions.
Golf State Champions. .
Rifle Team Undefeated in shoulder to shoulder com-
petition. 7
1940 Golf State Champions.
Rifle Team Undefeated in shoulder to shoulder com-
petition.
1941 Boxing Southern Conference Champions.
Golf State Champions.
1943 Basketball State Champions.
1945 Rifle Team 2nd in Fourth Service Command competition.
1946 Boxing Southern Conference Champions.
Tennis State Champions.
1947 Boxing State Champions.
Football Citadel— 7, V.M.I.— 6 (Upset).
1948 Boxing Southern Conference Champions.
1949 Football Citadel — 19, V.M.I. — 14.
Rifle Team State Champions.
1950 Football Citadel — 19, South Carolina— 7 (Upset).
Rifle Team State Champions.
1951 Rifle Team State and National Champions.
Golf State Champions
Measure of A Man
Not— "How did he die?"
But — "How did he live?"
Not— "What did he gain?"
But— "What did he give?"
These are the units
To measure the worth
Of a man, as a man,
- Regardless of birth.
Not — "What was his station?"
But — "Had he a heart,"
And — "How did he play,
His God-given part?"
Was — "He ever ready
With a word of good cheer,
To bring back a smile,
To banish a tear?"
Not — "What was his church?"
Nor — "What was his creed?"
But — "Had he befriended
Those really in need?"
Not— "What did the sketch
In the newspaper say?"
But — "How many were sorry,
When he passed away?"
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Organizations and Activities
There are activities and organizations to suit the preference
f every individual at The Citadel. All phases of extracurricular
ctivity are represented on campus, and the new cadet will find
lat a large number of them are open to the plebe class.
Some of the organizations are reserved for upperclassmen,
hers for those who attain high grade-point ratios, and still
hers for members of a certain branch of the Armed Forces
certain academic major; but the new cadet will find a
ultitude of varied activities that he may participate in, and
aw ones opening to him with each passing year.
The Cadet Activities Committee
The Cadet Activities Committee is the most important or-
mization on campus and the Committee's primary function is
tact as a liaison between the Corps of Cadets and the college
ithorities. The purposes for which the committee exists in-
ude: advisory supervision over student affairs other than ath-
tics and veteran affairs; general policy-making to coordinate
feivities; receiving suggestions and complaints pertaining to
:tivities over which the committee has supervision; planning
id execution of Corps Day exercises. The scope of this com-
ittee is indeed large and includes the direct supervision of the
nteen, tailor shop, orchestra, glee club, dances, recreation
cilities, and janitor service in barracks. Control of cadet life
maintained by auditing student activities and authorizing ex-
hditures for publications and appropriations for other activ-
Governing some eighty activities, the committee receives
commendations for improvements of such facilities as the swim-
ing pool, the gymnasium, the track, and tennis courts. In-
stigations are occasionally held by the Cadet Activities Com-
ittee in order to determine whether or not activities are func-
>ning properly.
Holding the central and all-important position that it does,
e committee has a tremendous responsibility, but the carefully
anned coordination, of activities has proved the merit of the
mmittee. It is composed of the Cadet Regimental Commander,
Ldet Regimental Executive Officer, Cadet Battalion Commanders,
id the two ranking First Sergeants of the Corps, as well as
rious Faculty and Tactical Department Heads.
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The Calliopean Literary Society
The Calliopean Literary Society is the senior society on th
campus. Founded in 1845, three years after the founding c
the college, it is one of the nation's oldest collegiate societiei
Composed of a group of more than 35 cadets, this organizatioi
proposes to give interested cadets instruction and experience
public speaking and debate, and an opportunity to discuss topic
of current interest.
Cadets of all four classes may join this society and th
semimonthly meetings are open to all, thus giving speakers a:
opportunity to speak not to just a few club members, but to th
general public. Several distinguished speakers are invite*
throughout the year to discourse on subjects chosen by th
members.
Each meeting is divided into two parts. In the first pai
cadets give prepared talks, carry on discussions or debates. I]
the second half, the floor is thrown open to a general discussio:
The Round Table
The Round Table, one of the highest honorary societies
The Citadel, is composed of a maximum of twenty-five cadet
and seven faculty advisors.
• A cadet is admitted only by invitation and an effort
made to elect cadets who are outstanding on the campus and i:
scholastic work. At semimonthly meetings questions of cor
temporary interest are discussed, each member being allowed t
express his personal viewpoints on the subjects. As a token
membership, the society's emblem appears on the key that eacl
member is permitted to wear. This highly select organizatioi
enjoys great prestige on campus, and members rightly conside
themselves highly honored to have been elected to its membei
ship. Only members of the first and second classes are eligible
The Bond Volunteers
The Bond Volunteers, the junior drill platoon of The Citadel
is composed of cadets who devote several afternoons a week dut
ing the first and second quarters of their second-class year t ate
learning the precision drill executed by the Summerall Guards tel
Occasionally the platoon is invited to perform in the place o
the senior drill platoon. The platoon is of standard size an era
vises the same drill series from year to year. itp
Every year on Corps Day, it makes its debut as the risin; *t
Summerall Guards for next year.
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LAST YEAR'S BOND VOLUNTEERS—
THIS YEAR'S SUMMER ALL GUARDS!
The Summerall Guards
The Summerall Guards, the crack drill platoon of The
tadel, was originally a picked company which drilled at the
ate Fair. But through a process of evolution the unit has
veloped into a precision drill platoon of picked members of
e first class. In 1932 the platoon received the name of Sum-
*rall Guards in honor of General Charles P. Summerall. The
irpose of the platoon is to show through close order drill the
actness and thoroughness in which a Citadel Cadet is trained.
»ie platoon displays its precision drill during the halves of foot-
11 games both in and away from Charleston,
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Senior Class Officers
The class officers are the representatives of the first cla:
and their offices are among the highest honors to which cade
can aspire'. Elected president was Cadet Cecil Adams; vie
president, Hal Duvall, and secretary, George Kersey.
Junior Sword Drill
ladi
Every year at the Ring Hop the Junior Sword Drill, cot
posed of master sergeants from the second class, performs
series of intricate steps similar to those of the Summerall Guar
but involving the saber manual. At the completion of these mov
ments, the juniors form an arch through which pass the fir;
classmen and their dates.
Standing Hop Committee
The duties of the Standing Hop Committee are to set dat<
provide bands, and coordinate the Cadet Hops held for tl
Corps. The four important dances held at The Citadel are tl
Thanksgiving Hop, The Christmas or "Ring" Hop, The Sprir
or Easter Hop, and the Graduation Hop. Other less importa
Hops are held under the supervision of the SHC also.
Veterans 9 Council
The Veterans' Council is composed of Veteran students wl
live at The Citadel. Its primary duty is to recommend regu
tions to the President of The Citadel. It has done much
promote the splendid cooperation between the veterans and t
Corps.
Ring and Invitations Committee
This Committee is composed of five men elected at the t
ginning of their second class year. Its duty is to study bids su
mitted by companies for the class rings as well as the Seni
Graduation Invitations. The Committee is in direct charge
the ordering and distribution of rings and invitations.
Debate Team or Forensics Society
The Citadel is proud of its Debating Team, which h
compiled an envious record. The team is under the supervise
of Lieutenant H. P. Whitney of the English Department,
cadets who are interested in debating are urged to participai
The Citadel's Forensic Society is registered with the Natior
Forensic Society, Pi Kappa Delta.
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Oratory
Almost every year The Citadel sends an outstanding orator
:o the Hearst Tournament of Orators in New York City. In
he Eastern Regional Semifinals tournament this year, a Citadel
Dadet, Robert C. Bennett, defeated a West Point cadet, a V.M.I.
:adet, and a student from N.Y.U. to become oratorical champion
jf the tournament. Cadet Bennett lost by a close margin at the
egional finals tournament held two weeks later at the Metropolitan
Dpera House, New York City.
The Radio Dramatics Club
The Radio Dramatics Club is composed of cadets who are
nterested in the radio as a means of dramatic expression. Dur-
ng the past year cadets recorded several short one-act plays
vhich were rebroadcast over local stations. The club aims toward
;oals of improved speech for its members and learning the
echniques of radio speaking.
The Public Relations Committee
The Public Relations Committee, composed of twelve cadet
fficers appointed by the Public Relations Officer, serves as a
liaison between the Corps and the Public Relations Office and
$ instrumental in the smooth functioning of public relations work
within the regiment. The Committee advises the Public Relations
Officer and helps to plan and carry out programs designed to
ring the school's name to the attention of the civilian populace.
The Sons of the American Revolution
The Citadel-Charleston Chapter of the Sons of the American
devolution was organized in 1939. General Charles P. Sum-
aerall was elected the first president and at the annual banquets
eld each February since, reelected. The members include
'itadel cadets and faculty members as well as civilians from
Charleston and vicinity.
The purposes of the chapter are to preserve relics of the
evolutionary Period; to mark scenes of the Revolution; to
romote fellowship among descendants of the participants in the
.evolution; and to inspire them and the community at large with
; profound reverence for the principles of the government found-
Id by our forefathers.
American Legion
Membership in The Citadel Post of The American Legion
open to all veteran cadets and veteran students. It is one of
le more active posts in the region, and among the most well
tended clubs on campus .
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Citadel Dances (Hops)
Citadel Hops are the highlights in the social activity
the cadets. As all dances are strictly for and by cadets, feJ
invitations are issued to civilians. The supervision and promotiol
of all dances are under the direction of the Standing Hop Cor
mittee. The Thanksgiving Hop, held the* weekend befor
Thanksgiving leave, is sponsored by the Hop Committee. Th
Christmas Hop, held the night before Christmas furlough, hd
as its feature the impressive Firstclass Ring Ceremony, sponsorel
by the members of the Firstclass Ring Committee. The Sprinj
Hop, after examinations, is sponsored by the campus publications!
and the Firstclass Hop is held sometime in April. The Coni
mencement Hop is presented the night before graduation. Thesf
dances are formal, but by tradition, corsages are not worn by tb
cadets' dates.
The ^Messhalls", or informals, are important parts of tl
social life of cadets since they come more often than the Hop.]
The cadet orchestra, "The Bulldogs," plays for these dances.
The Bulldog Orchestra
The Bulldog Orchestra is one of the most popular organiz;
tions on campus. Practices are held every week when the me:
bers get together for the rehearsal of latest tunes or "just reguL
old jam ".sessions." All 15 of the Bulldogs, members of tl
local Musicians' Union, are under the supervision of The Citadi
band director. The dance band plays for the majority of th
"Messhalls" held on the campus, in addition to dances hel
almost every week in and around Charleston.
Each year a new leader is chosen from among the risin
firstclassmen in the organization to carry on the work of th
orchestra. All cadets interested in becoming members are pel
mitted to try out in open competition for membership.
The Concert Choir
larl
The Concert Choir, under the capable leadership of L h
G. M. Nichols, annually prepares a repertoire to be presented i is;
concert series in conjunction with the Concert Band. The Cor i«i
cert Choir is open to all cadets who love to sing. No previoi !o m
musical experience is required. Incoming fourthclassmen shoul I
join as soon as posible because preparation for the Spring Concei p
starts in October. All men who have belonged to this organizatio ass
have carried away with them a deep love and enjoyment of song,
love developed through active participation in its activities.
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The I. B. Early Shows
In the past four years the LB. Early shows have become
Imost an institution at The Citadel. Originated, by Cadet LB.
arly of Jacksonville, Fla., the shows grew from small beginnings
ito events which the Corps looks forward to with great en-
lusiasm. Talent from the Corps is selected by Cadet Early and
is assistants, and with "The Bulldogs," The Citadel's orchestra,
arly's shows have become highly professional and entertaining,
bmmercials planned as takeoffs on originals, songs, musical num-
bers, and comedy acts all contribute to the Corps' own "LB.
arly Variety Hour." With Early's graduation, the show will
ass to new hands,- but its now familiar name will remain the
ime as a tribute to its founder.
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Intramural Board
The intramural program at The Citadel is of greatest in-
rest and importance to every cadet. Here at The Citadel it
>rms an integral part of cadet life. Almost every afternoon some
hase of the intramural program is being conducted, and men from
/ery unit are participating in it.
The program of events, the system of awards, and the
Lpervision of this program are duties of the Cadet Intramural
oard and Coach Billy Bostwick. They arrange and announce a
hedule of events for the entire year and present it to the Corps.
The Citadel Block "C" Club
Any cadet who has won a letter in any of the intercollegiate
>orts at The Citadel is eligible for the distinctive honor of mem-
►rship in the Block "C" Club.
Fourthclassmen receive numerals for outstanding play, but
lock "C" letters may be worn only by upperclassmen. The
>lock-letter" wearers are justly proud of their organization,
tiich is one of the largest on campus.
Several years ago the club inaugurated a dance series which
is become an annual social function.
The Citadel Yacht Club
The Citadel Yacht Club, formed in 1938, has one of the
rgest memberships on campus. All cadets are eligible for mem-
:rship and are urged to take advantages of the opportunities af-
:ded.
The Yacht Club has a fleet of six boats, augmented by
aintenance and repair facilities consisting of a 2,300-foot dock ex-
nding out into the Ashley River, a locker room and workshop,
^d a marine railway.
The Yacht Club's varied activities include small-boat sailing
ery afternoon, all-day cruises and weekend cruises to nearby
astal islands, classes in seamanship, dances, and the sponsoring
two annual regattas.
Photos to left:
3rd Battalion, Winner of the Bulldog Trophy
The Corps Cheers for Its Team
Entrucking to the Armed Forces Day Parade
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Cheerleaders
An important part of the school is the Cheerleading Squa
whose job is to provide leadership at football as well as otb
athletic events. The cheerleaders are chosen from the Corps
the end of each year. Before the voting takes place, however, tl f,
potential cheerleaders are taught the yells and cheers of Tl
Citadel. Members from all classes are eligible and are
couraged to try out.
American Institute of .Electrical
Engineers
The student branch of the American Institute of Electric
Engineers, chartered in 1949, is fairly new to The Citadel campu
The chapter holds semimonthly meetings at which programs a
presented upon electrical engineering subjects. Field tri]
are made to various installations of interest to electrical engineei
The membership is limited to E. E. majors in the first ar
second classes. Members receive the A.I.E.E. journal, Electric
Engineering. The faculty advisor is Colonel C. T. Razor.
The Citadel Student Chapter of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers has long been tl
governing body of the engineering profession in America,
establishes the standards of ethical conduct and attempts
foster in its members the "attitude" which distinguishes
engineering profession from all others.
The Citadel Student Chapter keeps in close contact with tl
national A.S.C.E. in promoting a professional attitude, intere;
and knowledge among civil engineering students. It also provid
contact between students and active engineers in Charleston ar
the State.
All members of the two upper classes who fulfill the academ
requirements are awarded membership in this organization. D
ing the second quarter of each year, twenty per cent of the thi:
class who rank in the upper half of their class academically a
elected to membership.
Pi Sigma Alpha Fraternity
Pi Sigma Alpha, a National Political Science Honor Fr
ternity installed at The Citadel on May 31, 1951, is the first sue
fraternity in South Carolina. Chartered by Dr. Cullen B. Go
nell, Professor of Political Science at Emory University, this fr
ternity restricts its membership to second quarter secondclassme
and firstclassmen.
The International Relations Clnb
The International Relations Club was formed in 1938 by
the members of the second class of the Political Science Depart-
ment. The organization is under the direction of Colonel James
K. Coleman, Professor of Political Science.
The purpose of this club is to bring together a group of
cadets who are interested in international governmental affairs
and round-table discussions. The members gather information
that is not only broadening but that will prove valuable to them
in their academic work.
This year the Southeastern Regional I.R.C. Conference was
held at The Citadel. The conference lasted for three days and
included nine addresses and eight seminars on international
problems. Membership is restricted to first and secondclassmen
lin the History and Political Science Departments who are doing
^satisfactory work in their major courses.
The Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society
The Citadel Chapter of the Sigma Pi Sigma, the National
Physics Honor Society, was installed in January, 1941. The ob-
jects of the society are to serve as a means of awarding distinction
to students who have high scholarship records and who show
promise of achievement in physics; to promote student interest
in research and the advanced study of the subject; to encourage
a professional spirit and friendship among those' who have dis-
played marked ability in physics; and to create interest* in physics
•with regard to the general collegiate public. Members are elected
from among the advanced physics courses.
Economics Honor Society
The Economics Honor Society is limited to Business Ad-
ministration students. High entrance requirements based on the
average grades for three consecutive quarters are maintained.
Entrance for thirdclassmen consists of a grade point ratio of
2.67; for secondclassmen, of 2.00 and a scholastic ranking within
the upper five per cent of the class. This high standard serves
the society's purpose of stimulating higher scholastic attainment
and makes membership in the Economics Honor Society a coveted
honor.
The Knox Chemical Clnb
The Knox Chemical Club, formed in 1938, is named in
honor of Colonel Louis Knox, a former head of the Chemistry
Department. In 1949 it became affiliated with the American
Chemical Society, from which it receives many privileges.
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The Pre-Medical Society
The Citadel Chapter of the South Carolina Association of
Junior Biologists was formed in 1938 by members of the second
class. The Citadel Chapter has been given the name Pre-Medical
Society since its membership is composed primarily of cadets
taking the pre-medical elective.
This organization promotes and stimulates interest in biolog-
ical and pre-medical work at The Citadel and, at the same
time, creates contacts with others engaged in this field in South
Carolina.
The English Club
The objectives of The English Club are threefold: to en-
courage closer cooperation and mutual understanding among
students and faculty members of the English Department; to
allow humanities students to broaden their scope by association
with outstanding persons in their area of study; and to stimulate
critical appraisal of the creative arts.
The Club, which meets three or four times a quarter, frequent-
ly has important literary personages as guest speakers, and, oc-
casionally, distinguished guests in other cultural fields. Members
have the opportunity to present their own programs and thus
gain valuable experience in speaking. The Club fills a real need
by functioning as a center of cultural and social interest for the
humanities at The Citadel.
American Ordnance Association
Membership in The American Ordnance Association is open
to all cadets in the Ordnance companies. The organization
concerns itself with activities that will prove useful to cadets in
that branch.
Citadel Area Clubs
The Citadel area clubs are too numerous to name individually,
there being one from, almost every state or large city in which
Citadel cadets are residents. The clubs meet during the quarter,
elect officers, and usually plan for socials during Christmas,
Spring, or Summer furloughs. Many of the clubs are active in
procurement work.
Denominational Clnbs
The Citadel maintains various denominational clubs for the
purpose of increasing the cadets' religious training. These clubs,
which meet once a week on Monday night, are under the supervis-
ion of priests, ministers, and rabbis from the City of Charleston.
Each cadet is urged to acquaint himself with his own denomina-
tional club and enjoy these meetings.
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Cadet Publications
Publications are the heart and soul of a college, and The
Citadel has seven organs of expression. Staff assistants of campus
judications move up to positions of responsibility by showing
titerest and willingness to learn, and fourthclassmen are urged to
ound out diversified programs of extracurricular activities by work-
tig for at least one publication. Fourthclassmen may join the
taffs of The Bull Dog, Cadet newspaper; The Shako, Cadet literary
lagazine; The Sphinx, Cadet yearbook; The Log, Cadet yachting
lewspaper; or The Guidon, Cadet handbook. Engineering fourth-
lassmen may become members of the staff of The Citadel Engineer.
The Publications Committee
The Publications Committee, a subcommittee of the Cadet
festivities Committee, coordinates the activities of publications on
ampus. Its chairman is a cadet selected from the Activities Com-
nittee. Members include the editors in chief and business managers
f college publications and a faculty member from the Activities
Committee. The Publications Committee has performed valuable
srvices by coordinating problems common to all the publications
f the Corps of Cadets.
The Bull Dog
The Bull Dog, the official newspaper of the Corps of Cadets,
published approximately four times quarterly. Its columns
port all important Citadel news and sports stories. A "Company
I Column" section, written by one man in each company, gives
n insight into each unit which comprises the cadet regiment,
eatures, editorials, and the annual publication of the rank list
lake The Bull Dog truly "The Progressive Newspaper of a Dis-
nguished College." The publication has received a First Rating
torn the Associated Collegiate Press.
The Sphinx
The Sphinx, the yearbook of The Citadel, is one of the major
ublications of the Corps of Cadets. The staff is selected from
lembers of the rising first class, and assistants are chosen from
tie other classes. Each year, with the approval of the Faculty
Publications Board and the Cadet Activities Committee, the new
caff is appointed by the retiring staff.
The Sphinx, which gives a clear picture of the activities of
le entire corps and the faculty, is a lasting memorial to those
ho join the ranks of Citadel alumni.
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The Guidon
Published by the Corps of Cadets and the Citadel YMCA
The Guidon is distributed to every cadet at the beginning of eacl
academic year and is frequently referred to throughout the year
As The Guidon is the fourthclass regulation and orientation hand fa
book, it familiarizes the recruit with the great customs and tradi
tions of The Citadel. Brought up to date annually, it furnishe
a glimpse of the values, the virtues, and the history of his college
The Guidon's editor is appointed from the senior staff member
of the preceding edition.
The Shako
The Shako, the literary magazine of The Citadel, is publishec
quarterly. All cadets interested in journalism and literature ma]
submit poems, stories, articles, and book reviews for publication
The Shako is a member of the South Carolina College Press As
sociation, and its staff is usually represented in annual stat<
and national press conventions. It is considered one of the b
magazines of its type in the State.
The Citadel Engineer
The Citadel Engineer, which has recently made its rea
pearance after a lapse of several years, is published by cadets o
the Engineering branch of the the Corps of Cadets. Containin;
a wealth of material on technical and scientific subjects, it is rea<
widely throughout the Corps because of the excellence of it
technical material and its nonscientific subjects which increase thi
scope of reader-interest.
The Log
The Log, official publication of the Yacht Club of The Citade!
is published semimonthly by the members of the club. Its aim il
to stimulate an interest in ■ the art and sport of sailing amotij
Citadel faculty members and students.
This newspaper, edited in its founding year by Cadet Browe:
V. York, Jr., includes news of the club's activities. In addition|
it keeps Citadel yachtsmen abreast of boating activity in th<
Charleston area.
The Citadel Review
"The Citadel Review" is a newspaper column devoted t(
happenings within the Corps of Cadets. Distributed by the Public
Relations Office to newspapers throughout the State, this weekl)
column keeps the name of The Citadel before the people of Souti
Carolina and informs them of the activities of their military
college. "The Citadel Review" is written by a cadet recommendec
for the position by his predecessor, with the approval of the
Public Relations Office.
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Honors and Awards
Ability is recognized at The Citadel. The industrious cadet
/ho proves himself outstanding in any field of endeavor (mil-
iary, academic, athletic, or cultural) will find that he is eligible
or a number of awards and honors which are presented at stated
imes during the year .
The Awards Parade, which is held on Thursday afternoon
f S3nior Week in June, is a glittering array of awards presented
o graduating firstclassmen for outstanding service during their
ears as cadets, also a number of other awards presented to the
nderclassmen.
Manhood's Noble Crown to Win
Jo forth to life, O child of earth!
>till mindful of thy heavenly birth;
7hou art not here for care or sin,
kit manhood's noble crown to win.
hough passion's fires are in thy soul,
Thy spirit can their names control;
Though tempters strong beset thy way,
hy spirit is more strong than they.
jo on from innocence of youth
^o manly pureness, manly truth;
jod's angels still are near to save,
Vnd God himself doth help the brave,
hen forth to life, O child of earth,
>e worthy of thy heavenly birth!
'or noble service thou art here,
r hy brothers help, thy God revere!
— Samuel Longfellow
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Who's Who in American Universities
To be listed in Who's Who in American Universities an
Colleges is a national honor, made once each year to the mo:
outstanding college students. The Citadel customarily picks abou
20 cadets, all firstclassmen, for inclusion in the national total I
all universities and colleges. Men selected for this high hon
must have demonstrated ability, leadership, and achievement dui
ing their years at The Citadel. After careful analysis of recom
mendations from every department in the school, General C.
Summerall, President of The Citadel, announces the names
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards
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These highly prized awards are bronze medallions presentet
by the college, through the benefaction of the New York Southen
Society, to students or others in recognition of high thought an
noble endeavor. Established in 1925, the awards have been mad
at The Citadel since 1933.
The William Moultrie Award
The William Moultrie Award is awarded annually by th
South Carolina Chapter, D.A.R., to the member of the first clas
judged to have shown to the greatest degree qualities of leader
ship, military proficiency, and soldierly deportment.
The Wade Hampton Saber
The Wade Hampton Saber is awarded annually by the Soutl
Carolina Division, U.D.C., to the member of the first class whi
has attained the highest standing in Military Science and Tactics
The Charleston Chapter of the Reserve
Officers 9 Association Saber
This saber is awarded annually by The Charleston Chapte:
of the R.O.A. to the Senior R.O.T.C. cadet, graduating from Th
Citadel each June, who submits the winning essay entitled "Wlr
I Should be a Reserve Officer." The saber will be named t<
honor the memory of some reserve officer who has been killec
in defense of the United States.
Senior Award of the Society of
American Military Engineers
The American Military Engineer Society at The Citade
presents an award each year to the outstanding graduating first
classman, chosen for his academic ability as well as his militar
standing.
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STAR OF THE WEST MEDAL: 1951
WINNER, CADET L. O. ALLEN
The Star of the West Medal
Originally presented to The Citadel by Dr. B. H. Teague,
this medal is awarded annually for one year to the best-drilled
cadet in the Corps. The medal is one of the highest awards
that can be bestowed upon a Citadel cadet, and is competed for
by the best-drilled cadets in each company just before Awards
Parade at the end of the year.
The John O. Willson Ring
The bequest of Dr. John O. Willson, this ring is given an-
nually to the member of the first class voted by his classmates
ithe manliest, purest, and most courteous member of his class.
The W. C. White Medal
This medal is presented annually by Mrs. W. C. White to
the cadet company commander of the best-drilled company.
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Valedictorian
The Valedictorian is the firstclassman who ' has achieved the
highest standard in .academics for the four-year period at The
Citadel. The Valedictorian has the honor of delivering the
Baccalaureate Address at Commencement.
The American Legion. Saber
Presented to The Citadel by Charleston Post No. 10, Amer- mn
ican Legion, this saber is awarded to the member of the first class jar
who writes the best article on an appropriate military subject,
The Frameis Mari®n Crap
The Cup is awarded by the Rebecca Motte Chapter, D.A.R.,
to a cadet of the June graduating class for outstanding achieve- ^
ment in American history.
The Scholarship Medial
Presented annually by the Board of Visitors to the cadet
graduating at the head of his class.
General High Honors
Awarded to those cadets of the graduating class whose
academic standing in each of the four college years does not fall
below a grade point ratio of 2.67.
CJemeral JHon^r®
Awarded to those cadets of the graduating class who have
maintained a grade point ratio of 2.50 to 2.66 during the foul
college years.
Departmental Honoris
Awarded on recommendation of heads of departments to ta(
those cadets of the graduating class who have established a grade
point ratio of 2.50 or better in at least 54 quarter hours of work
in a department including all departmental work in the junior
and senior years.
Wall Street Journal Award
The Wall Street Journal Award is made annually on the
basis of scholastic attainment, athletic ability, and extracurricular
activities, to the cadet who is the outstanding graduate in the
Business Administration Department.
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The Coast Artillery Association Medal
This medal is awarded by the Coast Artillery Association to
:he outstanding Artillery R.O.T.C. erirollee of the second class.
[t is given annually, the winner being the highest member in his
;lass not only in class work but in personal achievement as well.
Outstanding Engineering Junior
The Society of American Military Engineers awards a medal
mnually to the secondclassman who has achieved the highest
standing in his academic as well as his military studies.
American Ordnance Association Medal
The American Ordnance Association awards a medal an-
lually to the outstanding secondclassman in the Ordnance Mil-
iary Class. This award is based on the cadet's standing as well
s his general aptitude and participation in cadet life.
Air Force Association Award
The Air Force Association at The Citadel awards a medal
nnually to the outstanding Air Force secondclassman. The
ward is based on the cadet's academic and military record as
'ell as his outside interests in the field of extracurricular activities.
Infantry Association R.O.T.C. Medal
This medal is awarded, by the Infantry Association to the
utstanding Infantry R.O.T.C. enrollee of the second class. It
given annually, the winner being the* highest member in his
^ass not only in class work but in personal achievement as well.
Distinguished Military Student
The Distinguished Military Student Award is given to men
l the last quarter of their junior year who have proved them-
Ives outstanding in their military, academic and leadership
-ades; in addition, they must possess excellent characters. Cadets
designated are eligible for regular commissions in either the
rmy or the Air Force.
Distinguished Military Graduate
The DMG award is given to those men whose proficiency in
[ilitary or Air training and intelligent attention to duty have
erited the approbation of the Professor of Military Science and
actics or the Professor of Air Science and Tactics. These men
e eligible to apply for regular commissions in the Army or
e Air Force.
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Shako Awards
Shako awards are given to those members of the Shako staff
who have done one of the following outstanding jobs: (1)
Written the best short story of the year; (2) Written the best
poem of the year; (3) Written the best essay; (4) Or written
the best book review. The awards are made on the basis of style,
content, etc., and are distributed during the Awards Parade
towards the end of the school year. Judges are members of the
English Department.
Bull Dog Awards
Bull Dog awards are given to men who have done outstanding
work on the school newspaper, The Bull Dog. The members of
the English Department, together with the editor in chief of
The Bull Dog, decide who receive these coveted awards, which
consist of: (1) A number of keys awarded to senior members of
the staff for their outstanding work on the publication during
their term of service on the paper. (2) Two letters of merit
which are awarded each quarter to senior members of the staff
who have done outstanding work for the quarter. (3) Fifteen Old
English Style "C's" which are awarded to the 15 outstanding
subordinate members of the publication and (4) Citadel sweaters
awarded to the various staff writers for the best news, feature,
editorial and sports articles of the year.
Pi Kappa Delta Key
The National Honorary Forensic Society awards keys as
recognition for participation in intercollegiate debates. The Pi
Kappa Delta Key, which entitles the wearer to many privileges
in the Fraternity, is one of the highest honors awarded to a
collegiate debater.
Who's Who Among American
Colleges Key
This key is presented to each member of the first class who
has been nominated to appear in Who's Who among American
Colleges and Universities.
Activities Keys
These keys are awarded to cadets who have performed out-
standing service in one or more of the following activities:
Sphinx, Bull Dog, Shako, Cadet Activities Committee, Veterans'
Council, Standing Hop Committee, Athletic Committee, and
Young Men's Christian Association.
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The Washington Light Infantry
Marksmanship Trophy and Medals
This is a trophy awarded annually for one year to the or-
lization whose team makes the highest score in small-bore
e marksmanship. Silver medals are awarded to the members
i the winning team, and a gold medal to the cadet making the
tfiest individual score; all presented by the Washington Light
antry.
The Bull Dog Trophy
Each year the Corps of Cadets designates a day for the
ents. The battalions try to outdo themselves in splendor,
tibits, and ceremonies. The Bull Dog Trophy is awarded an-
illy to the Battalion which has the best all-round displays and
smonies. The award was presented by the editor in chief of
» Bull Dog, for the first time, to the Third Battalion, last
«nts' Day, in 1950.
The Third Battalion Cnp
This cup is awarded quarterly to the highest-standing com-
Jy in the Third Battalion. The award is based upon the
s|:oon and company drill competitions, company academic
!,| t ding, inspection record, and athletic record. K Company
won the cup for the last three quarters.
Company Scholastic Award
To the company within the Corps of Cadets that receives
highest average scholastic ratio the following award is given:
ue streamer which is attached to the guidon of that company
the following year. Though this is not an individual award,
companies within the corps strive to win this award to the
best of their abilities, for it is a sign of industrious effort in
(scholastic field, an honor of which even the lowest member
le company may feel justly proud.
The Commandants Cup
To the best-drilled company the Commandant of Cadets
>nts The Commandant's Cup and a gold streamer to be
hed to the company guidon. In addition, each member of
company is authorized to wear upon the sleeve of his dress
se a small gold bar which denotes his membership in the
drilled company of the past year. These are among the
id coveted awards on the campus. The Cup was presented
he Citadel by the late Lt. Col. W. C. Miller.
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Parade Winners
After each parade, the company adjudged, to be the out-
anding in marching, rifle, and dress, is awarded credits toward
thieving The Commandant's Cup. Every parade is judged by
I the Tactical Officers of all branches at The Citadel. Each
Seer grades a specific phase of the parade so that fairness and
insistency are always in effect.
lOSrd Field Artillery Award
Established by the veteran organization of the 103 rd Field
irtillery regiment, this trophy is awarded each year to the com-
iny of cadets which has attained the best record in discipline.
II cadets in that company are entitled to wear red ribbons on
eir dress uniforms during the next year.
Gold Stars
Gold Stars are awarded to those cadets who have made
ade-point ratios of not less than 2.67 in the work of the past
tarter. The stars are worn on the collar of the dress blouse
.ring the next quarter. A grade-point ratio of 2.67 is roughly
uivalent to 4 A's and 2 B's.
The Robert Lee Rass Award
This award was established in memory of Robert Lee Bass of
grningway, S. C, and is awarded annually to the member of
Is fourth class who has the highest standing in conduct at the
Id of the year.
The Lt. James Futrell Exley
Memorial Raton
The Citadel Band was presented a baton in memory of
jutenant James Futrell Exley, a graduate of The Citadel who
s killed in action in Korea. Lt. Exley was a member of Band
smpany for the four years that he was a cadet at The Citadel.
The Anne Jones Geary Scholarship
Established by Mrs. Frank G. Geary of New York, this
olarship Covers all college expenses for four years. Limited
applicants from South Carolina.
Photos at left:
Regimental Retreat Parade
All Present or Accounted for, Sir!
Passing in Review
The Battalions Marching out
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The William States Lee Scholarship
The income from #6,000.00 in bonds; founded in 1925
the late William States Lee of Charlotte, N. C.
The James It. Crouch Scholarship
The income from #5,000.00 in bonds; founded in 1925
the late James R. Crouch of Greenville, S. C.
The First Field Artillery Brigade,
A.E.F., Scholarship
. Covering all expenses at The Citadel for four years; est£
lished in 1934 by Colonel Robert R. McCormick of Chicago, ]
This scholarship is limited to candidates from the State of Illino
The Fifth Field Artillery Scholarship
Covering all expenses at The Citadel for four years;
tablished in 1934 by Colonel Robert R. McCormick of Chica^
111. Limited to candidates from the State of Illinois. The qu
ifications are* the same as for the First Field Artillery Briga
Scholarship.
Augustus Horatio Jones Scholarship
Established by Mrs. Frank G. Geary of New York in memo
of the late Augustus Horatio Jones of Charleston, S. C.
four-year scholarship covering all college expenses. Limited
residents of the State of South Carolina.
ROTC Summer Camp Awards
Although there is no assurance that Citadel cadets will i
ceive honors at ROTC Summer Camps, which they attend aft
their secondclass year, they have always proven themselves amo:
the top men at their respective encampments, made up of ROT
students from colleges throughout the South.
At the 1951 ROTC Artillery Summer Camp at Fort Bli
Texas, the title of Number One ROTC Anti-aircraft Cadet in t
Nation went to Cadet F. C. Adams, Jr. of Athens, Ga., who w
designated Camp Honor Cadet. Cadet L. O. Allen of Washingtc
D. C, was named Battery Honor Cadet at Bliss. At Fort Bennir
Ga., site of the Infantry ROTC Summer Camp, Cadet J.
Gibler of Mattoon, 111., was chosen outstanding Honor Cadet
the First Battalion. Cadet A. W. Corley of Augusta. Ga. fir
the highest score of the camp with the M-l rifle. The Citac
also took the Best-Drilled Squad Award at Fort Benning.
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Songs and Yells
Here are the songs and cheers of The Citadel !
On paper they are black and white; in the throats of the
Corps of Cadets they are strong and vibrant ! Learn them, for
they are yours; "not just to sing as you march with a cadence to
the stadium for a football game, not just to yell when a Bulldog
thrills you from head to toe as the team fights like the fighting
light brigade it is, not just to sing as your company rides on
the train from Orangeburg and cadets from the First-Class down
to the Fourth-Class get that old "Citadel spirit" feeling, and not
just to sing on a bus or train or car with other cadets as you
leave the campus on furlough, or with cadets from your home
town on a furlough weiner roast under a friendly sky, not just
when you're all coming back from a trip with the Bond Volun-
teers or Summerall Guards, or from a physical checkup, or from
summer camp.
No, those are just the times in school when you are apt to
break out with "The Corn Song," or "The Fighting Light Brigade,"
or perhaps on a Sunday afternoon the upperclassmen may gather
for a twenty-man "quartet" on the gallery and sing other songs
of times, girls, and loves never-to-be forgotten.
But these songs will also serve another purpose. After you
have been graduated, when you have heard for the last time as
, you receive your diplomas: "By the authority vested in me . . . .,"
then will they take on new significance. At a Homecoming,
Parants' Day, Corps Day, or class reunion, and whether in the
Armed Forces or in civilian life, The Citadel graduate will remem-
ber fondly, through the school songs, his days of long ago at —
THE CITADEL!
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THE CITADEL HYMN
Unto Thee, O Heavenly Father,
Songs celestial here we raise,
As we sing with adoration,
Hymns to Thee of love and praise;
And with rev'rent hearts uplifted,
Let us ever conscious be
Of Thy presence in this temple,
Dedicated, Lord to thee.
Grant us grace to flee temptations
That assail us on our way.
Guided by The Holy Spirit,
May we live aright each day;
As in faith we humbly gather,
In this sacred place apart,
Not unmindful of our frailties,
Cleanse, O Lord, each contrite heart.
When at last we set forth marching,
O'er the world's vast proving ground,
Give us courage for each conflict.
Strength in Thee alone is found;
When in time our ranks grow thinner,
And for us ebbs out life's day,
May we, Lord, the battle over,
Stainless shields before Thee lay.
DIXIE
I wish I was in the land of cotton.
Old times there are not forgotten,
Look a-way ! Look a-way ! Look a-way ! Dixie-Land !
In Dixie Land where I was born in,
Early on one frost-y morn-in,
Look a-way ! Look a-way ! Look a-way ! Dixie-Land !
CHORUS
Then I wish I was in Dix-ie ! Hoo-ray !
Hoo-ray !
In Dixie Land, I'll take my stand
To live and die in Dixie;
A-way, A-way, A-way down South in Dix-ie;
A-way, A-way, A-way down South in Dix-ie !
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GRADUATION PARADE: THE FINAL REVIEW
FOR FIRSTCLASSMEN
THE ALMA MATER
)h Citadel, we sing thy fame
or all the world to hear.
Vnd in the paths our fathers showed us
ollow without fear.
} eace and Honor, God and Country,
We will fight for thee.
i)h Citadel, we praise thee now
\nd in Eternity.
Oh Citadel, though strife surrounds us,
We will ever be
ull conscious of the benefits
"hat we derive from thee.
Jtand forever, yielding never
n o the tyrants' hell.
Ve'll never cease our struggles for
Our mighty Citadel.
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THE CITADEL FOREVER
While now we pass in review, marching along,
We praise thee, O Citadel, in our lusty song,
As bearing the colors proud, we pledge anew,
To thee, our Alma Mater dear,
Allegiance proud and true.
With brave, loyal hearts aflame, we march away,
To train for the victories that we must win some day;
When passing in life's review. Mem'ries of thee,
O Citadel, shall our inspiration be.
THE FIGHTING LIGHT BRIGADE
We're here cheering loudly, as the Brigadiers parade.
Bucks, we claim you proudly as THE FIGHTING LIGHT
BRIGADE !
March on, ye valiant warriors; your courage shall not fade;
As we yell, we yell like hell for you, THE FIGHTING
LIGHT BRIGADE!
GOODBYE, CAROLINA!
(Tune: "The Fighting Light Brigade")
Goodbye, Carolina !
You'll now be driven back
As the Blue and White goes crashing through
The Garnet and the Black.
With a touchdown through center
And one around the end,
Goodbye, Carolina,
'Til we meet you
Again !
CLEMSON SONG
Clemson, Clemson, give us your answer true.
We'll bring cow bells
And ring them just for you.
We don't have a stylish tractor —
But just an old brown mule !
And you can plow, and milk your cow,
And sit on a three-legged stool.
Moo-Moo-Moo-Moo-Moo !
Moo-Moo-Moo-Moo-Moo !
Milk 'em, Bulldogs!
Milk 'em!
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THE CORPS IN REVIEW: MARCH OF THE CITADEL
We're Kaydets on parade.
Our ranks are full and straight.
We're out this day to win the fray !
Here's to victory !
We're Kaydets on parade.
Our team is on the raid.
We'll never give up ! We'll never give up !
We're out to conquer today !
REFRAIN
Charge up that field, you men of Citadel,
For you're the team that's on the road to glory.
Blue, White, give 'em hell
And show them all the Bull Dog Team still leads the way!
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
Cheer, Cheer for the Light Brigade
As for that last white stripe they drive!
Bulldogs, you are on parade.
So play it hard and fight to victory.
FIGHT! FIGHT!
Cadet Fred Turner, '49.
MEN OF THE CITADEL
(Tune: "Stout Hearted Men")
Give me some men
Who can take it and then
Who can come back
Still looking for more.
All of those men
To The Citadel send;
That's the kind that the school's looking for.
For nine months we pay,
'Til at last comes the day
That we're proud of the year
We have spent.
From boys to men they've made us
And the world we'll proudly tell,
We'll weave,
As here we leave
A life as MEN OF THE CITADEL!
— Cadet K. C. Levin, '52.
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THE CITADEL HAS A BULLDOG
The Citadel has a bulldog
With short and grizzly hair.
Carolina has a gamecock —
Now wouldn't they make a pair?
And when they get together
There's bound to be a scrap.
Just watch that Citadel Bulldog
Wipe that gamecock off the map !
CHORUS
Oh ! we ramble, we ramble,
All around the ground,
In and out the town,
Oh ! we ramble, we ramble,
We ramble till the Bulldogs mow'em down.
BY THE SHORES OF ASHLEY RIVER
By the shores of Ashley River
There's the place in which we dwell.
There, two thousand sons (not daughters)
Call The Citadel.
"BEAT CAROLINA" CADENCE:
1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4
B-E-A-T C-A-R-O-L-I-N-A
BEAT CARO-LI-NA
BEAT CARO-LI-NA
FIGHT, BULLDOGS, FIGHT
DRUM YELL:
(Drum beat) — C
(Drum beat) — I
(Drum beat) — T
(Drum beat) — A
(Drum beat) — D
(Drum beat) — E
(Drum beat) — L
C-I-T-A-D-E-L
CITADEL BULLDOG:
CITADEL BULLDOG (Clap four times)
CITADEL BULLDOG (Clap four times)
CITADEL BULLDOG (Clap four times)
HIT <EM
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BULLDOG SOUND OFF: " "
SOUND OFF 1-2
SOUND OFF 3-4
CADENCE COUNT
B-U-L-L-D-O G-S
BULLDOGS FIGHT:
BULL DOGS FIGHT
BULL DOGS FIGHT
FIGHT <EM, BULLDOGS, FIGHT <EM
LOCOMOTIVE YELL:
C..I..T..A..D..E..L
C.I.T.A.D.E.L
C-I-T-A-D-E-L
CITADEL CITADEL
FIGHT, TEAM FIGHT
SWAY YELL: (Hold out and sway)
C —
I
T
A
D
E
L
FIGHT, CITADEL, FIGHT
FIGHT, CITADEL, FIGHT
FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT
FIGHT, CITADEL, FIGHT
C-I YELL:
CI T-A D-E-L
C-I T-A D-E-L
WHISTLE BOOM
CITADEL
BULLDOG CADENCE COUNT:
1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4
B-U-L-L D-O-G-S
BULL DOGS
FIGHT, BULLDOGS, FIGHT
TEAM YELL:
T-E-A-M
YEA-A-A-A-A TEAM
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SOUND OFF:
SOUND OFF
1-2
ONCE MORE
3-4
CADENCE COUNT
1-2-3-4
1-2 3-4!
Refrains:
You had a good home but you left.
You're right !
You had a good home but you left.
You're right !
There's a school in Carolina;
No school could be any finer !
GI brush and GI comb;
GI wish that I was home !
GI grits and GI gravy;
GI wish I'd joined the Navy !
Honey, Honey, don't be blue,
(X) more days and I'll be through !
U. S. Rifle, Caliber .30;
Mighty heavy and always dirty !
Shoulders back and chests up high;
Company (X) is marching by !
There was a guy I thought was a pal;
But when I came here he stole my gal !
Pop those chests up in the air;
Move those shoulders back and square !
I got pulled during ESP;
They're gonna find a dead OC\
I got a gal that's six feet tall;
Head's in the kitchen and feet in the hall !
This here drill is nothin' new;
I walk tours 'til I am blue!
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ow all you men sing out this song;
s we go marching right along !
eny meeny miny mo;
2t's go back and count some mo ! !
our head is up, your chest is out;
our arms are swinging, and cadence count !
SLUE- WHITE" YELL:
tUE WHITE
YNAMITE
fEA TEAM
[GHT, FIGHT, FIGHT
DME ON BLUE:
OME ON, BLUE
OME ON, WHITE
OME ON, BULLDOGS
CGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT
[TADEL SPELLED:
C-C
I-I
-T-T
-A-A
D-D
E-E
L-L
ITADEL, CITADEL, CITADEL
[GHT, CITADEL, FIGHT
-LI- AH:
t-LI-AH
LI-AY
H-AH !
H-AH !
And then there are others, not included in this
tion. Some are popular songs which the Corps has taken a
irticular fancy to, some are men's songs which only men can
lg, some are high-school and home-state songs — or even other
liege songs — and some are the unwritten songs in a cadet's
art when he thinks tenderly of home and loved ones some
ive night as he watches a Carolina moon shining high up in
e heavens.
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General Information
The destiny of any nation depends on what its young mei
under twenty-five are thinking.
— Goethe
Insignia of U. S. Army Officers
Second Lieutenant One Gold Ba
First Lieutenant One Silver Ba
Captain Two Silver Bar
Major : Gold Lea
Lieutenant Colonel Silver Lea:
Colonel ____ Spread Eagl<
Brigadier General One Silver Sta:
Major General Two Silver Star
Lieutenant General Three Silver Star
General . _ Four Silver Star
General of The Army Five Silver Star
Flags
Garrison, 38 feet by 20 feet — used for holidays and specifiec
important occasions.
Post Flag, 19 feet by 10 feet — used for general use.
Storm Flag, 9 feet 6 inches by 5 feet — used for stormy oi
windy weather.
Each regiment carries two silk flags known respectively ai
the National and Regimental Colors or Standards.
Colors are carried by dismounted regiments, as infantry, anc
are 5 feet 6 inches by 4 feet, 4 inches on the pikes.
Streamers or metal rings may be placed on the pikes anc
bear the names of battles in which the regiments have fought.
Corresponding Service Ranks
ARMY, AIR FORCE, MARINES NAVY
^General of the Army (Air Force) Fleet Admiral
General Admiral
Lieutenant General Vice- Admiral
Major General Rear Admiral
Brigadier General Commodore
Colonel Captain
Lieutenant Colonel , Commander
Ma j or Lieutenant Commander
Captain _..._. Lieutenant
First Lieutenant Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
Second Lieutenant Ensign
Warrant Officer Warrant Officer
*-No General of Marines
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Religions Denominational Groups
Meetings held each Monday evening immediately following
supper mess formation:
5APTIST STUDENT UNION
vleeting place:
'resident:
Chaplain:
7 aculty Sponsor*:
:hristian
vleeting place:
Chaplain:
CHRISTIAN-SCIENTIST
Meeting place:
EPISCOPAL
Alban's Parish
.fleeting place:
lenior Warden:
!haplain:
acuity Sponsor:
GREEK ORTHODOX
ideeting place:
'resident:
Ihaplain:
EWISH HILLEL FOUNDATION
fleeting place:
'resident:
Chaplain:
acuity Sponsor:
;UTHERAN BROTHERHOOD
Meeting place:
'resident:
vhaplain:
Cadet Auditorium
Cadet Douglas Turley
Rev. LeRoy Benedict
Major A. W. Hanson
Room 218 — Bond Hall
Rev. C. C. Thompson
Room 217 — Bond Hall
Room 23 9 — Bond Hall
Cadet H. P. Duvall
Rev. DeWolf Perry
Col. John Anderson
Room 228 — Bond Hall
Cadet G. O. Theos
Rev. Nicholas Trivelas
Room 110 — Bond Hall
Cadet Kenneth C. Levin
Rabbi Tarshish
Mr. James Blake
Room 230— Bond Hall
Cadet W. K. Evans
Rev. J. LeGrande Mayer
flETHODIST
fleeting place:
resident:
dhaplain:
acuity Sponsor:
Alumni Hall
Cadet Joe Bost
Rev. C. J. Lupo, Jr.
Lt. George Tannehill
ttESBYTERIAN
lee ting place:
] resident:
Chaplain:
Hrector:
acuity Sponsor:
WESTMINSTER FELLOWSHIP
Building 26 — Rear of Bond Hall
Cadet Meade Gruver
Dr. Edward G. Lilly
Miss Jane Chamblee
Lt. L. H. Portunato
OMAN CATHOLIC NEWMAN CLUB
fleeting place: Cadet Chapel
haplain: Rev. St. John Patat
resident: Cadet T. Dwyer
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Schedule
The Citadel, 1951-52
1951
September 19
September 19-24
September 24
October 19 (approx.)
October 19
October 27
November 10
November 17
November 21
November 26
December 8-14
December 14
December 1 5
1952
January 3
February 22
March 15-20
March 21
March 22
March 31
June 7-12
June 13
June 14
♦-Other formal
tentatively set
Summer Furlough ends. New cadets and traininj
cadre report. Recruit training begins.
Recruit Training Week.
All upperclassmen report. Fall Quarter begins.
Initial recruit training period ends. Recruits forti
with regular companies.
Corps makes trip to Orangeburg, S. C. for Citadel
Furman football game.
Parents' Day.
Citadel-West Point football game, at West Point
Homecoming Day.
Thanksgiving Leave begins.
Academic work resumes.
Examinations.
Ring Hop
Christmas Furlough begins. Fall Quarter ends.
\
Winter Quarter begins.
Washington's Birthday. The Corps has a holiday
Examinations.
Corps Day and Corps Day Hop.
Winter Quarter ends. Spring Furlough begins.
Spring Quarter begins.
Examinations.
Graduation Hop*; Graduation Parade and recogn
tion for plebes.
Spring Quarter ends. Summer Furlough begins
Hops besides the three named are held, but dates are no
until each quarter begins.
Parades: 1950-51
First and Second Place, by dates
DATE
1 Dec,
8 Dec,
15 Dec,
5 Jan.,
12 Jan.,
19 Jan.,
26 Jan.,
9 Feb.,
15 Feb.,
21 Feb.,
23 Feb.,
24 Feb.,
2 March,
9 March,
30 March,
6 April,
12 April,
20 April,
27 April,
4 May,
18 May,
1950
1950
1950
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
FIRST PLACE
E, K
Bd.
O
G
R, A
E
A
Bd.
E
C, K
K
A
K
K
B, E
K
E
P
Bd.
E
K
SECOND PLACE
O
E
P, C
R
K, M, P
Bd., C
Bd., P, P
E
M
A, P
R
Bd.
E, H
E
A
E
R
R, D
E
A
A, B
O, R
Personal Honors and Salutes
The salute to the Union, consisting of one gun for each state,
s fired on July 4, at every post provided with suitable artillery.
The national salute and the salute to a national flag are twenty-
>ne-gun salutes.
Personal honors and salutes are as follows:
Official Guns Music
Resident 21 National Anthem
Ix-President 2 1 March
Chief Magistrate or sovereign
of a foreign country 21 — His National Anthem
Member of Royal Family 21 His National Anthem
/ice-President 1 9 . March
Embassador 1 9 - _ March
ecretary of Defense 19 _" March
General of the Army 19 General's March
Governors 1 9 March
"he Chief Justice ____> 17- March
Congressmen 1 7 March
aeneral : 1 7 General's March
4sst. Secretary of Defense 1 5 March
■t. General . 15 General's March
4ajor General 13 General's March
rigadier General 11 General's March
The music is considered an inseparable part of the salute
nd follows the ruffles and flourishes without pause. The Na-
onal Flag will not be dipped by way of salute or compliment,
i'he regimental color or standard will dip when the rank of the
eviewing officer is that of a Brigadier General or equivalent, or
>ove. During the playing of the ruffles and flourishes and other
iiusic of the salute, all persons in the military service will stand
t attention and salute if in uniform.
Operation Orders
(Five Paragraph Field Order)
-Information of the enemy and friendly forces.
—Decision. (Mission.)
-Each subordinate unit.
, — Administration.
— Lines of communication.
Troop Leading Procedure
1. Confer with other unit commanders.
2. Plan reconnaissance.
3. Select observation post and send for his unit leaders.
4. Make reconnaissance.
5. Formulate plan of operations.
6. Issue* orders.
7. Supervise orders.
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Phone Directory for Cadets
Place
Roper Hospital
Nurses' Home
Stokes Business
College
Rice Business
College
Ashley Hall
Y.W.C.A.
Address
315 Calhoun St.
143 Meeting St.
122 King, St.
172 Rutledge
76 Society St.
Phone v
711, Second Floor
Riverside Extension
78, Graduate
Nurses' Home
8829
8319
2-4088
7688
Nine Basic Principles of War
1. Mass.
2. Offensive.
3. Security.
4. Surprise.
5. Unity of Command.
6. Maneuver.
7. Simplicity.
8. Economy of Force.
9. Objective.
Uniform Flags
The following flag combinations will be flown above th<
sallyport of barracks to indicate the uniform to be worn:
Dress, gray trousers
Dress, white trousers
All white
Field, cotton shirts
Field, wool shirts
Raincoats
Raincoats worn as overcoats
Field with raincoats
Dress with overcoats
Blue
Blue over white
White
Light gray
Blue over light gray
Green
Green over red
Green over light gray
Red over blue
(TAKEN FROM THE BLUE BOOK, THE CITADEL, 1946
The Phonetic Alphabet
A — Able J — Jig S — Sugar
B— Baker K— King T— Tare
<C- — Charlie L — Love U — Uncle
D — Dog M— Mike V— Victor
E— Easy N— Nan W— William
F— Fox O— Oboe X— X-Ray
G — George P — Peter Y — Yoke
H— How Q— Queen Z— Zebra
I — Item R — Roger
\ti
Recipients of the Algernon (Sidney
Sullivan Medallion Awarded
By the Citadel
June
2,
June
2,
June
1,
June
1,
May
30,
May
30,
May
29,
May
29,
June
2,
June
2,
Tune
3,
June
3,
May
30,
May
30,
May
29,
May
29,
May
29,
May
29,
May
27,
May
27,
7eb.
22,
sept.
15,
sept.
15,
fune
15,
Tune
15,
fune
21,
fune
21,
fune
12,
fune
12,
fune
4,
une
4,
une
10,
une
10,
une
9,
une
9,
1934 - Robert Spann Cathcart, M. D.
1934 Cadet John Ducworth Welborn
193 5 Colonel James Graham Padgett
193 5 - - Cadet Martin Luther Marchant
1936 1 Colonel John Pulaski Thomas
1936 - Cadet Weldon Van Cole
193 7 Rev. John Lake
1937 Cadet Thomas Mulloy Trotti
193 8 Colonel Clark Williams
193 8 Cadet Walter Price Wagoner
193 9 Major Charles T. Razor
193 9 — — Cadet Thomas Augustine Kenan
1940 Major Carl Francis Myers, Jr.
1940 Cadet John Edward Burrows
1941 Major Lewis Simons
1941 Cadet Knute Robert Nelson
1942 __ Colonel Lewis .Sheperd LeTellier
1942 Cadet William Milling Royall
1943 Mr. J. Morrison Leland
1943 -.-• Cadet W. LeRoy Harrelson
1944 Colonel D. Allen Spivey
1945 - Colonel J. P. Westmoreland
1945 Cadet Robert S. Sheperd
1946 Colonel R. R. McCormick
1946 Cadet B. H. Smith
1947 Colonel Leonard A. Prouty
1947 - Cadet Edward F. Koonce
1948 Colonel Theodore L. Futch
1948 . Cadet J. C. Miller
1949 Mrs. Anne Jones Geary
1949 Cadet Robert E. Smith
1950 •__._: Colonel Ralph Milledge Byrd
1950 Cadet Charles Alston James
1951 Colonel J. McQuillan Moorer
1951 _- Cadet Addison Dimmitt Davis, III
Chairmen of the Board of Visitors
842-1865
.865-1877
'877-1898
898-1915
915-1916
916-1925
925-1949
949-
General James Jones.
In 1865, after the close of The Citadel, Hon. ,R. J.
Davant and General James Conner served for a few months
as chairmen, but they had no functions to perform as the
institution was not reopened during the United States
Military Occupation.
General Johnson Hagood.
Colonel C. S. Gadsden.
Colonel W. W. Lewis.
Mr. Orlando Sheppard.
Mr. John P. Thomas.
Colonel J. R. Westmoreland.
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The Growth of the Corps
The Old Citadel*
Years:
Cadets:
1842
Organized
1843
50
1849
66
1851
84
1856
113
1857
152
1864
328
1865-82
U. S. IV
1882
189
1892
138
1902
127
1911
236
1916
227
1917
260
1918
350
1919
314
1920
297
1921
291
The New Citadel
Years:
Cadets:
1922-23
317
1923-24
312
1924-2 5
313
1925-26
438
1926-27
579
1927-28
722
1928-29
720
1929-30
671
1930-31
624
1931-32
637
193 2-3 3
528
1933-34
488
1934-35
560
1935-36
698
1936-37
888
1937-38
990
1938-39
1101
1939-40
1196
1940-41
1348
1941-42
1767
1942-43
1980
1943-44
793
1944-45
483
1945-46
427
1946-47
743
1947-48
1062
1948-49
1141
1949-50
1131
1950-51
1223
Military Occupation
Veterans:**
245
1340
1225
858
579
302
* Taken from The Office of The Registrar, selected years.
** Veterans admitted as civilian students under GI Bill only after WWII.
134
General Guard Orders
1. To take charge of this post and all Government property
in view.
2. To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always
on the alert and observing everything that takes place
within sight or hearing.
3. To report all violations of orders I am instructed to
enforce.
4. To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the
guardhouse than my own.
5. To quit my post only when properly relieved.
6. To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentinel who re-
lieves me, all orders from the commanding officer, of-
ficer of the day, and officers and noncommissioned officers
of the guard only.
7. To talk to no one except in line of duty.
8. To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.
9. To call the corporal of the guard in any case not covered
by instructions.
10. To salute all officers, and all colors and standards not
cased.
1 1 . To be especially watchful at night, and during the time
for challenging to challenge all persons on or near my
post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.
(TAKEN FROM GUARD ORDERS, THE CITADEL, 1950)
Commandants of Cadets of The Citadel
1890-93 2/Lt. John A. Towers
1893-97 2/Lt. John M. Jenkins
1897-98 1/Lt. John B. McDonald
8-02 Gapt. J. Willis Cantey*
1902-04 Capt. George H. McMaster
L 904-0 8 Capt. William H. Simons
908-12 1/Lt. William St. Julian Jehvey*
1912-15 1/Lt. Jesse Gaston
1915-17 1/Lt. Enoch Barton Garey
917-22 Major Ralph R. Stogsdall
L919-20 Major J. W. Moore*
From 1919-20 Maj. Stogsdall was PMS&T.
922-23 Capt. James C. Hutson*
923-26 Major Albert Callatin Goodwyn
926 Major Jacob A. Mack
926-31 Major William C. Miller
931-36 Lt. Col. John W. Lang
93 6-40 Lt. Col. Ralph C.Holiday
940-41 Lt. Col. W. L. Roberts
941-46 ColonelClarence M. McMurray*
946 Colonel J. P. Hill*
946 Colonel C. H. Barnwell
946-50 Colonel T. L. Futch
950- Colonel John H. Madison
Denotes Citadel graduate
Bogle Calls and Daily Schedule
(Mon-Thurs.)
6:15 A.M.
6:20 A.M.
6:25 A.M.
6:28 A.M.
6:30 A.M.
6:30-7:00 A.M.
7:00-7:40 A.M.
7:40 A.M.
7:50 A.M.
8:00-12:00 Noon
12:00-1:00 P. M.
1:05-1:50 P.M.
1:50 P.M.
2:00-4:00 P. M.
4:00-6:30 P. M.
6:30-7:00 P. M.
7:00-7:30 P. M.
7:30-10:45 P.M.
10:00 P.M.
10:45 P.M.
FRIDAY
6:15 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
4:25 P.M.
4:30-5:30 P. M. (approx.)
after parade-12:00 P.M.
SATURDAY:
6:15-7:00 A.M.
7:00-9:00 A.M.
9:00-10:00 A.M. (approx.)
10:00-12:00 Noon
12:00-1:00 P. M.
1:05-1:50 P. M.
1:00-12:00 P. M.
First Call.
Reveille.
First Gall for Mess (Plebe assembly).
Steel.
Assembly for Mess.
Breakfast Mess.
Police of rooms.
Police Call.
First Class Call.
Classes, or Morning Study Period if
class during any period.
Drill on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Class or MSP on Tuesday and Thursday.
Lunch Mess.
Class Call.
Classes, or Afternoon Study Period if
class during any period.
Sports, Sleep, Canteen, Study, etc. This
period is free time.
(MSP or ASP is free in regards to certain
of the above activities.)
Supper Mess.
Release from Quarters. Free time.
Evening Study Period.
Tattoo. Beds may be put down and cadets
may retire for the night, or they may stay
up till 10:45 and study.
Taps. Beds are put down, lights out, and
all cadets retire for the night.
Same as Monday-Thursday.
First Call for Parade.
Regimental Retreat Parade.
Leave, (extended to 1:00 A.M. on occasion
or 2:00 A.M. on formal Hop nights.)
Same as Monday-Thursday.
Preparation for Saturday Morning Inspection.
Inspection in rooms, on quad, or a review
on parade ground.
Company Commander's time or free time.
Free time.
Lunch Mess.
Leave, (extended to 1:00 A.M. on occasion.)
SUNDAY:
7:15 A.M.
First Call
7:20 A.M.
Reveille.
7:25 A.M.
First Call for Mess. t
7:28 A.M.
Steel.
7:30 A.M.
Assembly for Mess.
7:30-8:00
A.M.
Breakfast Mess.
8:00-8:45
A.M.
Police of Rooms.
8:45-9:45
A.M.
(approx.)
Chapel.
After chape
1-6:30
P.M.
Leave.
6:30-10:45
P.M.
Same as Monday-Thursday.
Friday Supper; Saturday dinner and supper; and Sunday dinner are
optional meals. Morning room inspections are made daily by the cadet guard
or tactical officers during MRI or chapel.
GUARDMOUNTS:
4:25 P.M.
After Parade
12:30 P.M.
After chapel
Upperclass cadets serve
Monday-Thursday.
Friday.
Saturday.
Sunday.
tour of guard at least once each quarter;
fourthclassmen approximately two or three times per quarter.
"Star of the West"
The first contest to determine the best-drilled cadet in the
corps was held in 1886. It became an annual event thereafter
i in connection with the commencement exercises. The "Star of
the West" Medal was first awarded to the winner of the title,
"Best-Drilled Cadet," in 1893.
1886
J. T.
Coleman
1919
J. L.
Whitten
1887
W. C.
Davis
1920
E. A.
Pollock
1888
J. R.
Rutledge
1921
J. D.
Prost, Jr.
1889
P. K.
McCully
1922
E. T.
Moore
1890
W. Z.
McGhee
1923
W.
Mien
1891
A. S.
Thomas
1924
J. J-
Mackay
1892
J. s.
Verdier
1925
C. H.
Rossen
1893
A. E.
Legare
1926
Ft G.
Burnett
1894
Aj.
Levy
1927
E. B.
Fishburne
1895
J. D.
Dial
1928
W. M.
Roberts
1896
J. M.
Josey
. 1929
R. K.
Walker
1897
J. B.
Salley
1930
J. W.
Blevens
1898
D. C.
Pate
1931
R. A.
Zobel
1899
L. B.
Steele
1932
R. H.
Ammerman
1900
A. H.
Cross
1933
A. B.
Sundin
1901
T. C.
Marshall
1934
A. L.
Leonard, Jr
1902
A. E.
Hutchinson
1935
S. P.
Browne
1903
J. F.
O'Mara
1936
S. P.
Browne
1904
E.C.
Register
1037
J. R.
Lvons
1905
W. W.
Dick
1938
W. H.
Mclntyre
1906
W. W.
Benson
1939
F. S.
Conaty, Jr.
1907
A. T.
Corcoran
1940
N. T.
T enkins
1908
E. D.
Smith
1941
W. T.
Bethea, Jr.
1909
D. W.
Gaston
1942
C. J.
West
1910
F. Y.
Legare
1943
L. C.
Emerson
1911
T.
Richardson
1944
T. C.
Williams
1912
J. M.
Arthur
1945
R. K.
Willms
1913
J. H.
Holmes
1946
G. W.
Beale
1914
J.
Anderson
1947
S. D.
Falkenbury
1915
J.G. M
. Nichols
1948
J. P.
Sullivan, Jr
1916
F. R.
Rogers
1949
H. O.
Stoddard
1917
H. L.
Cunningham
1950
C. J.
Easier
1918
T. W.
Williamson
1951
L. O.
Allen
Post Office (Schedule
Daily
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
9:30 A.M. to 12:00 Noon
1:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Close 4:30 P.M.
Close 12:00 Noon
Open 5:00 P.M.
X
List of Generals and Flag Officers
CLASS: NAME: STATUS:
United States Navy
1914 Rear Admiral T. Earle Hipp
1908 Commodore James A. Logan
1915 Commodore William C.
Wallace
1922 Captain Bernard Lige Austin
United States Marine Corps
1916 Lt. Gen. James T. Moore
1911 Major Gen. Harry K. Pickett
1917 Major Gen. Lewis G.
Merritt
1916 Major Gen. William C.
James
1913 Brig. Gen. J. Miller Arthur
1917 Brig. Gen. James F.
Moriarty
1918 Brig. Gen. W. L. McKittrick
1921 Brig. Gen. William D. Brice
1921 Brig. Gen. Edwin A.
Pollock
United States Army
1911 Major Gen. James A. Lester
Major Gen. Edward F.
Witsell
Brig. Gen. Barnwell R.
Legge
Brig. Gen. Roland P. Walsh
Brig. Gen. John T. Kennedy
Brig. Gen. Mervin E. Gross
Brig. Gen. D. M. N. Ross
Brig. Gen. John H.
Woodberry
Brig. Gen. Orlando C.
Mood
Brig. Gen. Leroy J. Steward
1911
1911
1912
1907
1920
1917
1911
1921
1920
Commander, Naval Base, Norfolk, Va.
Deceased ,
Retired
Overseas
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired
Commanding General Marine Corps
Air Station, Cherry Point, N. C.
Naval Air Station, Glenview, 111.
Hq. United States Marine Corps,
Wash., D. C.
Commanding General Fort Mason, Cal.
Adjutant General of the U. S. Army,
Wash., D. C.
Deceased
Retired
Retired
Deceased
Retired
Retired
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Retired
Presidents of The Citadel*
1. Captain W. F. Graham 1842-1844 (Died
2. Major R. W. Colcock 1844-1825
3. Major F. W. Capers 1852-1859
4. Major P. F. Stevens 1859-1861
5. Major J. B. White 1861-1865
U. S. Military Occupation 1865-1882
6. Colonel J. P. Thomas 1882-1885
7. General George D. Johnson 1885-1890
8. Colonel Asbury Coward 1890-1908
9. Colonel O. J. Bond 1908-1931
10. General Charles P. Summerall 1931-
* -Before 1921, the title was Superintendent.
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THE CAVALLARO — is the perfect spot to spend your Friday and Saturday evenings.
DINNER — the ideal place for a leisurely meal. The well-planned menu offers
an appealing selection of American and European dishes as well as southern
specialties.
DANCING — every evening on a large, smooth, hardwood floor.
ORCHESTRA — Saturday evenings for your added enjoyment.
ATMOSPHERE — good music, soft lights, and superb service have established
THE CAVALLARO as a favored rendezvous.
SNACKS — delicious sandwiches, delicately prepared — AND in addition, our prices
are low enough to accommodate any Cadet's budget.
FAMOUS FOR SIZZLING STEAKS
1V4 Inches Thick
COMPLETE A LA CARTE MENU
DIAL 3-1275
We Cater to Partieis Large and Small
2 Vi MILES SOUTH OF CHARLESTON, U. S. 17
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Serving a Discriminating Clientele
^jrrenck L^uidine . . . Creole ^Disked a
^pecialtu . . . L^harcoal-llSr oiled Steaks . . .
S^earooad . . .
985 KING STREET CHARLESTON, S. C.
tflAL 3-2852
Across from County Hall
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THE FORK RESTAURANTS
Specializing in
GOLDEN-BROWN FRIED CHICKEN
STEAKS , CHOPS and SEAFOODS
Two Convenient Locations
FORK No. 1
Spring and Cannon
Right Before The Ashley River Bridge
FORK No. 2
Mt. Pleasant
At Shem Creek Bridge
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337 KING STREET
IN THE HEART OF EVERYTHING
The Best Of
SEAFOOD AND STEAKS
THE OLDEST RESTAURANT ON
KING STREET
CADETS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
FOR ANY ACCOMMODATIONS
Sanitary Restaurant
11 Center St. Folly Beach, S. C.
Open in Season
THE BEST IN FOOD AND SERVICE
A. G. KETTAS
147
CADETS
SPECIAL RATES
Aoln
clJock street
^Jneatre
6 Plays - - -
• 4 Dollars
DIAL 2-2634
MAGAZINES
SPORTS RESULTS !
KELLY'S NEWS STAND
50 WENTWORTH STREET
DIAL 3-3352
Latest Local and Out-of-Town Newspapers \
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WURTHMANN'S
~Srt Une ^rdle of f-^almd
The Beach Home of Citadel Cadets
DANCING AND SNACKS
GEORGE BERT JAMES
Welcome, L^aaetd
ENDHLSON'S
489 Kino Street
u
JEWELRY FOR ALL OCCASIONS
AND
EXPERT WATCH AND JEWELRY
REPAIR SERVICE
149
COMPLIMENTS
OF
248 Meeting Street
COMPLIMENTS
OF
White Cap Club
81 Society Street
150
BOTH CORNERS
KING
AT
WARREN
USE OUR
AUTO
PARKWAY
Radio Laboratories
215 King Street
ALL RADIO AND ELECTRONIC SUPPLIES
FOR AMATEUR AND DEALER
Telephones:
2-1676 - 3-5328
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cox
DRY CLEANERS
PHONES 8818—8819
MAIN PLANT LOCATED AT
81-83 QUEEN STREET
NINE BRANCH OFFICES
"New Life to Lovely Garments"
ATLANTIC COAST LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
Y. W. Scarborough, President
J. W. Orvin, Secretary-Treasurer
Home Office
WENTWORTH AND SMITH STS.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
"The Golden Rule Company"
Serving South Carolina
For More Than
Twenty-five Years
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COMPLIMENTS OF
Fort Sumter Chevrolet Co., Inc.
182 - 184 Meeting St. Telephone 3-7211
Charleston, S. C.
CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE
Simmons Motor Co., Inc.
CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH
180 FIRE POWER ENGINE
Corner Church and Market St.
Charleston 8, S. C.
Used Car Department 534 Meeting St.
TELEPHONE 3-1429
Hoping We Can Be Of Service To You
During Your Stay At The Citadel
MOPAR PARTS DEPENDABLE SERVICE
153
TRAVELODGE
New Deluxe Tourist Court
ROUTE 17. THREE MILES NORTH OF CHARLESTON
Phone 2761
Helen F. Potter P. O. Address
Manager Mt. Pleasant S. C.
COMPLIMENTS
OF
LORD ASHLEY
MOTOR COURTS
Compliments Of
Curry -Schr am Motors, lite.
YOUR
DESOTO-PLYMOUTH DEALER
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1
NORVELL'S CAMERA EXCHANGE
Charleston's Complete Camera Center
8 HOUR DEVELOPING SERVICE
COMPLETE STOCK CAMERAS, FILMS,
ACCESSORIES, AND DARK-ROOM EQUIPMENT
Phone 2-2113
Francis Marion Hotel
TIMROD HOTEL
"In The Heart Of Old Charleston"
Meeting Street and Court House Square
CHARLESTON, S. C.
T. Ritchie Simmons
Phone 2-2761 Manager!
WELCOME, CADETS
AUTOMATIC GROCERY AND COLONY BAKE SHOP
BROAD AND KING STREETS
155
gifts Phone 2-0316
SWEETS
CARDS
cJLobelie W*/* and ^Jea ^hop
\J$t& ana Sweets Skipped
BREAKFAST
LUNCH
161 - 163 King St. dinner
ONSLOW'S
C^xcludlve ^J^ro/ne- rv/ade L^anaies
334 King St. 89 Broad St.
SODA FOUNrAIN SPECIALTIES AND LUNCHEON
King St. Store — Across From Gloria Theater
Legerton & Co.. Inc.
"Books Since 1888"
STATIONERY — GIFTS — GREETING CARDS
OFFICE SUPPLIES
263 King St. Charleston, S. C.
156
ROWLAND'S SERVICE STATION
UNLIMITED SERVICE
Spring St., and Rutledge Ave.
Compliments Of
Harry Harsh Motors
704-708 KING STREET
HAUGHTON MOTOR SUPPLY CO.
Mercury Outboard Motors
Small Boat Supplies
170 CALHOUN ST.
CHARLESTON
JM cKethan Oldsmobile, Inc.
YOUR OLDSMOBILE DEALER IN CHARLESTON
650 King St., At Sheppard
157
Dial 3-5667—5352
LaBrasca's
Famous For
American - Italian and Chinese Foods
Con Cleveland and King - George and Effie
Charleston, S. C. Proprietors
WELCOME, NEW CADETS
TO
Al's Delicatessen and Restaurant
We Specialize in
Delicious Kosher Style Foods
479 KING STREET
HOT PASTRAMI . HOT CORNED BEEF
THE SOUTHERNER
41-C GEORGE ST.
FOUNTAIN SERVICE
LUNCHES A LA CARTE
OYSTER BAY
South Carolina's Finest Eating Place
Specializing In
SEAFOODS AND WESTERN STEAKS
397 King St
158
CADETS
ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT
SAVARESE
SPAGHETTI HOUSE
411 King Street
Club Room Upstairs
Compliments of
JONES DRY CLEANERS
129 Market St. Died 2-4957
FACULTY AND STUDENTS
WELCOME
PULL FOR THE HOME TEAM
W© are the Home Team in the
OIL CAME
Charleston Oil Company
WELCOME, CADETS
ARROW DRY CLEANER
579 Rutledge Ave.
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SEND FOR OUR LATEST CATALOG OF
OFFICERS' MILITARY UNIFORMS AND ACCESSORIES
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS OFFERED
Monarch Military Products, Inc.
THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT STORE
270 WEST 43rd ST.
NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.
TO THE FOURTHCLASSMEN
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT
347 KING ST.
DIAL 2-3446
HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES
MAX'S
MEN STORE
MANHATTAN
SHIRTS
STETSON
HATS ,
CLIPPER CRAFT CLOTHES
CHARLESTON, S. C.
DIAL 2-1897
WELCOME, NEW CADETS
V VlanaelS
289 King Street
160
CADETS!
Martin 9 ® Shoe Store
FLORSHEIM SHOES
307 King Street Dial 5858
Gainey 9 s Itexall Drag Store
HEADQUARTERS FOR CADETS AND
THEIft FRIENDS
Courteous Service Quickly Done
KING AND CALHOUN STREETS
Opposite Francis Marion Hotel
8381 — Phones — 8382
Lanneau's Art Store
Picture Developing
And Engraving
238 KING STREET
LEAVE FILMS AT "Y"OFFICE
Wehman Supply Go.
(Ernest A. Wehman, Owner)
377 King Street DIAL 2-2637
OUTFITTERS OF CITADEL ATHLETIC TEAMS
SPORTING GOODS
HARDWARE AND PAINTS
161
K^arollna ^jrloral ^tore
King and George Streets
F. J. Aichele
TAKE ORDERS TO YOUR "Y"OFFICE
FOR PROMPT ATTENTION
J. Furman Mason
OPTOMETRIST AND OPTICIAN
375 King Street
EYES EXAMINED
PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED
REPAIRS PROMPTLY MADE
Ask For
"OLD GOLD"
Canned Foods
UNIFORM HIGH QUALITY IN EACH VARIETY
D. W. Ohlandt & Sons
Wholesale Distributors
PHILCO AND STROMBERG-CARLSON RADIOS
REPAIRS ON ALL MAKES
Zeigler's Radio Co.
Phone 2-1875 354 King St.
162
LeROY JEWELRY COMPANY
EXPERT WATCH AND JEWELRY REPAIRING
Fancy and Round Watch Crystals
Fitted at only 50c
Jewelry of Quality
With Citadel Seal Our Specialty
323 King Street Phone 7246
Compliments Of
W. H. Eargle
DISTRICT PASSENGER AGENT
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
456 King St. Phone 6649
COMPLIMENTS OF
G. W. KESSLER'S
341 KING STREET
Men's Clothing, Hats and Furnishings
Cadets Welcome to Our Store
~ ~ "^ FLOWERS ~~
FOR EVERY OCCASION
"Charleston's Distinctive Florist"
Member
FLORISTS' TELEGRAPH DELIVERY ASSN.
BRITTON-EDMONDSON
370 King St. Dial 2-0531
Opposite Garden Theatre
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Compliments
D. B. Rsistin Furniture Co.
Your Guide To Better Furniture
352 KING ST. TEL. 7778
CONVERTING'S
SHOE REPAIR CLEANING
PRESSING WHILE U WAIT
10% Discount to All Cadets
367 King Street Charleston, S. C.
Empire Furniture
Company
EXTENDS COMPLIMENTS AND BEST
WISHES TO THE NEW FOURTH CLASS
577 King Street Charleston, S. C.
Compliments
PETER DEMOS — MARCUS DRUG STORE
HENRY YASCHIK — CHARLES SHIFT AGENCY
REGAL DEPARTMENT STORE — HENRY'S CUT-RATE DR,TJGS
BARNES' SERVICE STATION — HUDSON'S — ISLE OF PALMS
MR. AND MRS. O. SOKOL — MR. AND MRS. A. H.
ROSENBERG — MR. AND MRS. L. DRAISIN
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In Passing
It has taken many hands and much work to produce this
new issue of The Guidon. Any attempt at acknowledgment
to those who have helped us in our work cannot adequately ex-
press our appreciation. The handbook, because of many cir-
cumstances, has been a long uphill" fight. A list, as complete as
we can make it, of those who have made The Guidon possible,
is as follows:
The Advertisers, who have generously cooperated to put our
financial affairs in good shape;
The Corps of Cadets, who dedicated the memorial page;
The Cadet Activities Committee, who have considered and
supported our many proposals, and have always stood ready to
help us;
The Cadet Publications Committee, who took the initial steps
to inaugurate an expanded program for The Guidon;
The staff of the LB. Early Shows, Cadets B. P. Cannon,
I. B. Early, and J. Q. Collins, for their help in dedicating the
second Spring Quarter show to this publication;
Colonel D. S. McAlister, Director of Cadet Affairs, for his
helpful and friendly advice;
Lt. J. A. Morris, our faculty advisor, for his untiring efforts
to turn out grammatically and factually correct copy, and for his
many nights of hard work on Guidon material;
Lt. Franklin Martin, The Public Relations Officer, for open-
ing his files, records, histories, and photographs to our inquiring
editors;
Col. A. G. D. Wiles, Mr. J. M. Leland, Col. C. F. Myers, Jr.,
Col. L. S. LeTellier, Coach Quinn Decker, The Bull Dog
Orchestra, the secretaries in the Public Relations Office and the
Assistant Commandant's Office, Major Raymond C. Bishop, and
Cadets S. C. Sarkesian and A. D. Davis, III, for their aid and
assistance in obtaining information for these pages.
And to Cadets T. T. Tucker, H. L. Darby, J. Easier, J. R.
Parker, D. Guiney and C. Aseron for their assistance in obtaining
suitable photographs.
To these and the many others who have helped us we sound
off with a hearty: Thanks!
Your aid was invaluable in the production of this year's
Guidon.
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HOUR OR SO MAY BE SPENT.
Identification
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CLASS RIFLE NUMBER
BARRACKS ... LAUNDRY NUMBER .. ,
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ROOMMATE ROOM NUMBER
IN CASE OF ILLNESS OR ACCIDENT NOTIFY
ADDRESS OF PARENTS OR GUARDIAN.
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